Bear sightings aren't unusual in New Jersey, but cruising around car dealerships? That's a new one.
A business manager at Prestige Volvo in East Hanover was sitting in his office Thursday afternoon when he looked up and "the bear just happened to walk next to him" outside the window, general manager Matthew Haiken told NBC 4 New York.
The bear ambled toward a cat running around in the back of the dealership, and the spooked feline dashed away, Haiken said.
East Hanover police responded and shut down the street until the bear went back into the woods.
The same bear has emerged in town from time to time over the past several months, but does not pose a threat to residents, according to police.
In the last few months alone, bears have been spotted lounging in backyard pools, wandering near schools and climbing up trees in New Jersey. State Department of Environmental Protection officials say the increased human and bear interaction has prompted the state to extend its annual bear hunt to six days.
The hunt kicked off Monday, when over 200 bears were killed the first day.
