US authorities capture suspects in string of burglaries – a bear and her cubs

The female bear tagged and named 64F was responsible for scores of break-ins (California Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP/PA)

Authorities in California have captured four suspects in multiple break-ins at homes around Lake Tahoe: a mother bear and three of her cubs.

DNA has confirmed the large female black bear and her three little accomplices were responsible for at least 21 instances of property damage since 2022, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said.