California black bear casually walks through a police station door

So a bear is behind bars…

Officials at the California Highway Patrol’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility in Donner Pass were shocked to see a black bear acting suspiciously like a human one night.

As seen on a surveillance camera, the bear approaches the door from the outside, stands on its hind legs, effortlessly turns the door handle, and saunters in as if to renew a permit.

I mean, are we getting this right? Was that a prank?

You’d think he watched a lot of people do the same thing and then just copied their behavior, but I think the AI ​​might not be the only intelligence issue coming down the tunnel…

Luckily, the bear quickly searched two rooms and then exited through the same door it entered, causing no harm or damage.

I couldn’t help but laugh at the comment from Inside editions Mara Montalbano, but…

“It must not have been hungry because it bypassed the machines entirely.”

Did you expect it to fetch a dollar for a candy bar? I understand it was probably meant to be fun and that the bear could have smashed inside to grab some treats, but come on.

Then again, I didn’t really think they could use a door handle, so there’s certainly a chance, albeit a small one…

Californians, keep your heads up there… these bears are starting to blend in.