A Florida sheriff's deputy is unexpectedly intercepted by a bear while pursuing a prowler. In response he shocked the animal with his Taser gun. A Milton, Florida homeowner called Santa Rosa County deputies Tuesday night after finding her air conditioner torn from her kitchen window.

The owner of an overnight mailing business grew suspicious when he noticed a customer sending a package to different addresses in Wisconsin every two weeks. When a search of the customer's latest package turns up a teddy bear with a crude stitch on the back, he calls the police, who open the bear, unroll 30 feet of cellophane and find a heat-sealed plastic bag at the center of the bear, filled with roughly one pound of marijuana.

Two New Mexico motels are the vicitims of a bear break-in over two consecutive days: one in a Raton motel Monday; the other sabotaged a Taos Ski Valley motel. Officials say the bear that broke into the Raton motel was probably lured by the smell of fresh popcorn.

Two New Mexico motels are the vicitims of a bear break- in over two consecutive days: one in a Raton motel Monday; the other sabotaged a Taos Ski Valley motel. Officials say the bear that broke into the Raton motel was probably lured by the smell of fresh popcorn.

An international animal rights group plans to send a protester dressed as a bear to follow the Queen when she visits Canada this month. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the Royal Family to stop using black bear furs to make the hats that ceremonial guards wear at Buckingham Palace.