Bear wakes after ride in trash compactor

The bear, known as Cinnamon, apparently caught a ride into town in a trash compactor. The bear popped out at a dump near North and Orange Avenues, according to city crews.

"Very rarely does something like this happen," said Dan Fidler with the California Department of Fish and Game. "But, as you know, wildlife has a way of defying all the things we think about it."

Fidler is also a wildlife biologist, he said that "up around Hume Lake there's a lot of food sources so bears do take advantage of that right now."

Cinnamon wasn't hurt, but the tranquilizer put him asleep. The next time he woke up, he was home; where he belongs.