ABC 7 Chicago

Giant bear known as 'Hank the Tank' burglarizes another Lake Tahoe home; 40 break-ins since July

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. -- Hank the Tank, a big bear notorious for wreaking havoc in residential neighborhoods, has hit another home in Lake Tahoe, California. The 500-pound bear is known in the area ...
ABC7 San Francisco

South Lake Tahoe police say calls about massive bear Hank the Tank are disrupting operations

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KGO) -- South Lake Tahoe police have had it with people calling about the 500-pound bear nicknamed "Hank the Tank." The bear is known in the area for breaking into homes and ...
wacotrib

Hank the Tank turns out to be 3 bears ransacking Lake Tahoe homes

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Hank the Tank is actually a three-bear battalion. DNA evidence now shows that the 500-pound black bear the public had nicknamed "Hank the Tank" is, in fact, at least ...
ABC15 Arizona

500-pound bear has damaged and destroyed dozens of homes, still on the run

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A 500-pound black bear is on the loose in California. Appropriately, his nickname is Hank the Tank. The massive animal has already destroyed more than 30 properties around ...