Watch: Bear Steals M&M's From Colo. Hotel, Police Send It Packing

A bear that entered a Breckenridge hotel through its automatic front doors helped itself to M&M's and became trapped inside before police officers arrived to escort it out.

What to Know

  • Breckenridge police responded to a hotel Monday after a bear wandered inside and became trapped in the front office area.
  • Body camera footage shows police officers using bright lights and the sound of a Taser to encourage the bear to leave after it raided a snack storage room and made off with some M&M's.
  • The bear eventually exited the Grand Timber Lodge and returned to the wilderness. No injuries were reported.

Colorado police had to deal with a rowdy guest when they responded to a report of a bear trashing a hotel lobby earlier this week.

Breckenridge police officers arrived at the Grand Timber Lodge just after 4 a.m. Monday to find a bear that had gotten into the hotel, the department stated in a social media post that included body camera footage of the encounter. The bear had entered the hotel through the hotel's automatic front doors and became confined in the front office area, an officer told Summit Daily. 

While inside, the bear apparently got a hankering for some sweets and broke into a snack storage room.

"Luckily only some M&M’s were taken," the department stated.

In the body camera footage, officers can be seen trying to get the bear to check out of the hotel, pointing bright lights at the animal and using a Taser to create an electrical sparking sound.

Finally, the bear exited the hotel and sauntered "back into the wilderness," according to the department. No one was injured in the incident.

It's unclear if the bear was satisfied with his brief stay at the hotel.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.
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