An Altadena neighborhood was on alert Tuesday after a 550-pound bear returned to a neighborhood and was sighted in a home’s crawlspace.
The owners of a home on Minoru Drive reported seeing the bear in the crawlspace of their home on Monday, and that the bear had settled in, showing no signs of leaving.
The owners of the house began monitoring the crawlspace through security cameras and attempted to scare the bear off their property by playing loud music and banging on the floor over the crawlspace, NBC LA reported.
After failed attempts to scare the bear off, including with a leaf blower, the bear left on its own accord. The homeowners quickly sealed off the crawlspace.
Steve Clark, whose relatives live in the home where the bear had been residing, told NBC LA that he believes the bear has been roaming the neighborhood because much of its habitat was destroyed in the Eaton Fire in 2025.
The bear, tagged and identified at ”Yellow 2120,” has not returned to the house since, but is believed to be in the area.
”Yellow 2120” is well known in Altadena for having spent about a month in a different home’s crawlspace around Thanksgiving 2025 before leaving and taking up space under two other homes in the area.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife had been alerted to the presence of the bear in the area, NBC LA reported.
Residents are urged to call the police if they spot the bear.