4 Arrested in Insurance Scheme Allegedly Used Bear Costume in Staged Attack
Officials in California announced this week that four individuals were arrested in an insurance scheme that allegedly included one person wearing a bear costume in a staged attack. California is no stranger to bears breaking into vehicles, but when footage surfaced of bears slipping into luxury cars, it alerted insurers that something was amiss.
Insurers say bear that damaged luxury cars was actually a person in a costume
California is seeing its share of bear break-ins. Now it’s seen a fake one — someone in a bear costumer rummaging through luxury cars.
4 arrested in California car insurance scam: 'Clearly a human in a bear suit'
The suspects provided video footage to the insurance company, which showed "the alleged bear" in the vehicle, a news release says.
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The California Department of Insurance uncovered an insurance scam that's been dubbed, "Operation Bear Claw," because the suspects allegedly wore a bear costume to commit insurance fraud. Four suspects were arrested Thursday,
'Bear' in California car attack was actually a person in disguise, insurance officials say
There is a rather unusual twist in the story of a bear that attacked vehicles in California. Authorities now say the 'bear' is actually something else.
‘Bear’ that damaged luxury cars was ‘clearly a human in a bear suit,’ CA officials say
This is definitely unique, but we have seen ... that people will do a lot of things to try and get an undeserved insurance payout,” an official told news outlets.
Four California residents arrested after faking a bear attack for insurance payout
The California Department of Insurance said the four men claimed a bear entered their 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost and damaged the interior while at Lake Arrowhead on Jan. 28. They provided surveillance footage to their insurance company as proof. But the video proved their story false.
Four Men Arrested in Insurance Scam After Dressing in Bear Costume, Damaging Expensive Cars
Four California men have been arrested in conjunction with an insurance scam after dressing up in a bear costume and damaging several high-end cars. Ruben Tamrazian, 26, Ararat Chirkinian, 39, Vahe Muradkhanyan,
They said a bear attacked their cars. It was a human in disguise, officials say.
California’s insurance department asked a state biologist to review videos that had been submitted by people seeking payouts for vehicle damage.
Video 'Bares' All: Insurers Say Bear That Damaged Luxury Cars Was Actually a Person in a Costume
California has seen its share of bears breaking into cars. But bears caught on camera entering luxury cars tipped off insurers that something wasn't quite right. In what it's dubbed “Operation Bear Claw,
California arrests 4 for staging costumed bear attacks
They submitted an insurance claim for a bear attack. But the video showed it was allegedly a person in a bear costume.
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Operation Bear Claw: How investigators busted group behind fake bear attacks with bear costume
The California Department of Insurance teamed up with San Bernardino County authorities to lead “Operation Bear Claw,” which ...
Car owners claimed a bear trashed their Rolls-Royce. Insurers say it was fraud involving a person in a bear suit.
Four people face insurance fraud charges after claiming a bear trashed their Rolls-Royce. Investigators say it was a person ...