{"id":158889,"date":"2026-02-17T21:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/158889\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:23:10","slug":"black-bear-caught-stealing-amazon-package-on-ring-doorbell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/158889\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Bear Caught Stealing Amazon Package on Ring Doorbell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">LONGWOOD, Fla. \u2014 In Longwood, a sneaky porch pirate stole an Amazon package\u2014except this time, the culprit wasn\u2019t your typical thief. It was a curious black bear caught red-pawed on a Ring doorbell camera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">The homeowner was out camping with his family when his phone buzzed with a motion alert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">\u201cMy family and I were away camping when we got an alert on our phone,\u201d Wesley shared. \u201cWe saw the bear start to smell our Amazon package, turned away, turned back and took the package.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">SEE VIDEO BELOW:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/https:\/\/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net\/02-17-2026\/t_6c0c63d6a0ff422ea943069ac94e6d22_name_vlcsnap_202.jpeg\"  width=\"800\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">Bear steals Amazon package on Ring camera in Longwood Homeowner Gets Surprise Motion Alert While Camping: Curious Bear Grabs Porch Delivery, Then Wanders Off Unimpressed (WFTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">The footage shows the bold bear casually picking up the package in its mouth and carrying it a short distance down the walkway before apparently deciding it wasn\u2019t quite what he was looking for and wandering off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">According to the customer, inside the package were some cell phone charging cords. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. 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