500-Pound Bear 'Hank The Tank' Ransacks Dozens Of California Homes

California's wildlife agency says a 500-pound bear known as Hank the Tank, has broken into at least 28 homes in South Lake Tahoe. Officials say he's responsible for "152 reports of conflict behavior."

According to NPR, Hank's most recent shenanigans occurred last week when local police officers were called out to a home on Catalina Drive for "a report of Hank inside a house." The South Lake Tahoe Police Department posted photos showing a wooden fence with its planks shattered and a small window he managed to squeeze through.

To get Hank out, two officers had to bang "on the exterior of the home until he popped out a back door." The department said the officers stayed in the area to be sure the bear stayed away from other houses.

"This bear did not break into a garage where trash was kept that he was sniffing out," the police said. "He broke into a secured home, through the small window in the photo, and somehow squeezed inside."

The state has launched a "special trapping effort" to remove Hank from the area. From there, officials will decide whether he can be placed in a controlled habitat or if he should be euthanized. However, this isn't going over well with some residents and local organizations.

A local nonprofit that aims to protect bears, the Bear League, says Hank is "being targeted for death" by the state agency. They said they're "frantically working to save his life by reaching out to various wildlife sanctuaries in hopes of finding him a safe home."