SIMSBURY -- State officials said they euthanized a bear after it had broken into a home Saturday.
Officials said in a statement, "State EnCon Police and Simsbury Police responded to a residence in Simsbury on Saturday morning for a report of a black bear that had broken into a home. State EnCon Police euthanized the bear. The bear was identified through its ear tag as one that had entered multiple homes last year."
EnCon believes the bear they euthanized over the weekend has been in six homes in the Simsbury area between the 2017 – 2018 season.