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California bear raids library for honey on Pooh's 100th

The California bear picked Pooh's centennial to visit its local library and left with a jar of honey; the books stayed on the shelves.

On air: Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger on BBN Crime Watch
Published 6:06 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026
Updated 9:05 PM ET · aired 3 times

Photo: Scott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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First reported by UPI: “Watch: Bear visits library, steals honey on Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th birthday”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 6:06 PM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Hank Ledger; aired 3 times.

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UPIWatch: Bear visits library, steals honey on Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th birthday

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorUPI reports a California bear visited its local library on Winnie-the-Pooh's one hundredth birthday and made off with a jar of honey.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterTHE BEAR HAD A PLAN, HANK! It chose the birthday, it chose the honey, and I am told the library carpet was STILL WARM!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorStill warm.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterPremeditated! Somebody tipped that bear off, and I want to know who at the front desk knew about the honey!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the bear has an inside man at that library. Which means we're looking at a full-scale heist. And clearly the bear's going to need legal representation. Allegedly.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterAnd the honey is still out there somewhere, and I'm told it was a good jar!

Photo: Charles Ommanney – Office of the Governor of California · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
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