Police say bear burglarized garage

CREATED May. 15, 2012

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RUSSELL, Wis. (AP) -- Police in Lincoln County, Wis., looking into a garage burglary last week say the thief was a real bear.

The Green Bay Press Gazette (http://gbpg.net/KIR62m ) reported Monday that a Russell man complained that someone had broken into his garage and stole a 50-pound bag of sunflower seeds.

Lincoln County Sheriff's Department investigated and found claw marks, a broken window and evidence that a bear had dragged the bag of seeds into nearby woods.

The bear was not found, police said.