{"id":3912,"date":"2026-01-13T12:09:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/bear-breaks-into-candy-store-for-the-fourth-time\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T12:09:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:09:43","slug":"bear-breaks-into-candy-store-for-the-fourth-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/bear-breaks-into-candy-store-for-the-fourth-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Bear breaks into candy store for the fourth time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2026-01-13 12:09:41<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>A sweet-toothed bear has broken into the same candy store for the fourth time.<BR><br \/>\nThe black bear was caught on camera forcing its way into a candy shop in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, where it helped itself to sugary treats before making a calm getaway.<BR><br \/>\nThe latest raid was shared by Glades Homemade Candies in a Facebook post that has since gone viral, showing the bear confidently entering the store as if it owned the place.<BR><br \/>\nAccording to staff, this wasn\u2019t a daring first offence but a well-practised routine.<BR><br \/>\nThe animal has now broken into the store four separate times, each visit following a familiar pattern: smash entry, grab snacks, vanish into the night.<BR><br \/>\nIn the Facebook post, the owners joked about their unlikely nemesis, writing that the bear had \u201conce again returned for its favourite candy,\u201d adding that it seemed to know exactly where to go.<BR><br \/>\nThey said the animal appeared \u201ccompletely unfazed\u201d by alarms or previous attempts to secure the shop.<BR><br \/>\nFootage shows the bear lumbering through the store, knocking items from shelves and sampling stock with impressive efficiency. Staff say the animal caused damage but appeared far more interested in sugar than destruction.<BR><br \/>\nLocal wildlife officials have repeatedly warned businesses and residents in the area to secure food sources, as bears in the region are known to become bold once they associate buildings with easy meals.<BR><br \/>\nGatlinburg, which borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, frequently sees bears wander into town \u2014 but few have developed such a specific taste for confectionery.<BR><br \/>\nThe shop owners said they are now reviewing stronger deterrents, though they admitted the bear\u2019s persistence is hard not to admire.<BR><br \/>\nIn their post, they added that while the situation is stressful, \u201cit\u2019s almost impressive how determined he is&#8221;.<BR><br \/>\nNo one was injured in the latest break-in, and the bear escaped before authorities arrived.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-01-13 12:09:41 A sweet-toothed bear has broken into the same candy store for the fourth time. The black bear was caught on camera forcing its way into a candy shop&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bizarre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3914,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3912\/revisions\/3914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}