Chocolate-Obsessed 500-Pound Bear REPEATEDLY Steals Candy From Gas Station

In an unusual turn of events, a mischievous bear has been causing quite a stir in Lake Tahoe, California.

The bear’s exploits first came to light when a surveillance camera captured footage of the furry culprit stealthily entering the convenience store during the late hours of the night.

After scaring the employee off, he made his way to the candy aisle, grabbed a bag os Snickers, and took off.

But once he got a taste of chocolate, he kept coming back for more…

From CBS NEWS:

Could it be the same 500-Pound Bear doing home break-ins? Meet Hank the Tank

South Lake Tahoe, California — DNA evidence now shows that a 500-pound black bear the public had nicknamed “Hank the Tank” — blamed for breaking into dozens of homes across the Tahoe Keys area — may be innocent.

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife on Thursday said there were three other bears responsible for damaging more than 30 properties that were originally linked solely to Hank.

The agency will soon begin trapping bears in the South Lake Tahoe area to tag the animals and collect evidence for genetic analysis. The bears will be released in a “suitable habitat” and the agency said no trapped animals will be euthanized as part of the project.

The bears are responsible for more than 150 incident reports in the region straddling Northern California and Nevada, including a break-in at a residence in the Tahoe Keys neighborhood last week.

Fish and Wildlife has concluded that Hank may not even be responsible for any of the break-ins over the last seven months, officials said on Thursday.

“Hank is not the culprit,” Bear League Director Ann Bryant told CBS San Francisco.

“Just like they say in the murder shows — you can’t argue with DNA!” she laughed.