SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KGO) -- Call it a close encounter of the bear-kind!
A Black Bear was caught on camera strolling through South Lake Tahoe and an El Dorado County Sheriff's deputy was able to snap some photos.
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He saw the bear walking outside his window in the Courthouse Plaza around 4:30 Sunday afternoon.
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According to the department, he decided the plaza was no place for a bear and chased him off, but not before snapping a few photos.
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There have been multiple bear break-ins in the Tahoe region over the past year.
Officials say they're often just searching for food - but it's always best to keep your distance.
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