Altadena resident stunned by bear living under home: 'It roared from underneath the house'

"Kenneth Johnson first noticed signs of an uninvited guest living under his Altadena home earlier this year. In April, Johnson saw that bricks around his home's crawl space were torn out, and the wooden frame covering the crawl space was broken. After spotting more damage in June, he installed a camera. Last week, the 63-year-old finally identified the culprit: a bear had moved in and made a home underneath Johnson's abode."

"The bear, however, startled Johnson when it roared at him Friday morning. "I was shaking like a leaf for half an hour," he said. Even his cat, Boo, is terrified of their downstairs neighbor, he added. For the most part, the bear keeps to itself and is not aggressive - some neighbors have seen it roam the area before, Johnson said. The bear leaves Johnson's home during the day, possibly in search of food, and returns at night, according to camera footage."

Kenneth Johnson noticed in April that bricks around his Altadena home's crawl space were torn out and the wooden frame was broken. After more damage in June he installed a camera and later found a bear living under the house. The bear has brown fur, a yellow tag on its left ear, and its species and sex remain unconfirmed. The animal leaves by day, possibly for food, and returns at night. The bear generally keeps to itself and is not aggressive, but it roared at Johnson and causes concern about movement near the side of the house.

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