A black bear has been showing up in a neighborhood outside L.A. for a month, and yesterday morning authorities finally caught it. But not before it gave one resident the scare of his LIFE. (–It happened in La Crescenta, about 10 miles north of L.A.)

The guy heard helicopters, went outside to see what was going on, and came face-to-face with the bear. But he didn’t see it until it was about ten feet in front of him . . . because he was walking and texting.

A local news station got it all on video, and the anchors immediately started laughing.

On Wednesday, police tried to arrest 26-year-old Travis Nicolaysen of Port Angeles, Washington for parole violations and assaulting his girlfriend. Nicolaysen has five felony convictions including domestic violence, burglary, and theft.

So he ran . . . and actually got away. But since then, the cops have been keeping track of him . . . because he just keeps UPDATING HIS FACEBOOK PAGE.

On Wednesday, when he got away, a friend posted on his wall, quote, “Cops all over you.” The next day he responded, quote, “Ya got away thanks bro.”

Since then, some of his friends have been posting on his wall telling him to turn himself in . . . and some, including his Aunt Teri, have been telling him to keep on running.

He also logged on to change his relationship status from “in a relationship” to “single.” (???)

Police in Port Angeles say they’ve reached out to Facebook to get information about his location when he made the posts . . . but it hasn’t helped them track him down.

(Peninsula Daily News)

If you watched BUBBA WATSON win the Masters on Sunday, check him out in an AWESOME boy band parody posted on YouTube last year.

It’s a music video featuring Bubba and three other PGA golfers . . . Ben Crane, Rickie Fowler, and Hunter Mahan. And they’re all playing golf in ridiculous outfits: For example, Bubba is in overalls . . . with no shirt.

On Friday, a news anchor in Greece was in the middle of a live interview when a group of protesters broke into the studio . . . and started throwing YOGURT AND EGGS at him.

Apparently they were angry about an interview he did last month with the spokesman of a conservative group called Golden Dawn. The great thing about the video is how the anchor just stands there and takes it . . . for almost a full minute.

If you ever wondered what happened to bad guys in crappy mysteries after their overly-complicated plans get foiled, check out this trial in New Haven, Connecticut.

In April, 2007, Emanuel Nicolescu planned a home invasion against millionaire Anne Bass . . . who he used to work for as a butler.

He tried to get his hands on Anne’s money with the following ridiculous scheme: He injected her with something . . . authorities think it was ink . . . and told her it was a fatal VIRUS.

He then demanded $8.5 million to give her the ANTIDOTE. Not surprisingly, Anne didn’t fall for it, and Emanuel got arrested. He’s being charged with extortion and conspiracy, and goes on trial this week.

(Litchfield County Times)

(–Here’s a public service for all the millionaires listening: Viruses DON’T HAVE antidotes. That’s why the doctor doesn’t prescribe anything when you go to him with the flu. Because it’s a VIRUS. There’s nothing to GIVE you.)