A Monrovia family awoke to the startling discovery: a mama bear and her cub were sitting on their back patio eating Cocoa Krispies, which were stolen out of the family's garage.

Resident Michael Kunch was able to capture the moment at close range on his video camera. The bears were undisturbed by the family as they continued to feast on the chocolaty snack.

Kunch told KTLA reporters how he first came into contact with the bears. "A mama and her two cubs came out of the back end of the garage, from the other side of the van that I didn't see,"

Kunch said. "And I thought, 'Oh, whatever you want, you can have. See you later.'"

Residents of the neighborhood claim that bears are becoming a frequent occurrence. Kunch said his daughter thinks they are cute, but needs to remember that bears can be very dangerous.

"We keep our distance," he said. "They are the wildlife here, we moved into their area. We just have to be respectful of them, not disturb them, kind of just back away when we see them, and we film them at a distance."

Ashley Howie, Kunch's neighbor, says that the bears are attracted to the trash that gets put out on the streets. The bears come around every three of four days searching for food.

"You can see the struggle and the need for food because of the drought up here. It's kind of eliminating all of the vegetation that we have up here. So they are more desperate for food and water nowadays," Howie said.

Some residents have begun locking their trash cans up in an attempt to stop the bears from foraging. The bears already appear to have fear of cameras or humans.

"You know, you stay of their way, they'll stay out of yours. You respect them, they'll respect you," she said. "So it's peaceful up here. You kind of learn how to deal with the bears."