Bear That Broke Into Luxury Cars Was Actually an Insurance Scammer in a Bear Costume, Investigators Say
Food-habituated bears sometimes break into cars at campgrounds. But sometimes, as in this bizarre case, bears just get accused of things they didn't do.
Tearing Up Luxury Cars In A Bear Suit To Scam Insurance “Really Stupid”
Tearing up a Rolls Royce and other luxury cars in a cheap bear suit in an attempt to scam California insurance companies was “really stupid,” industry
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.
Person in bear costume attacks luxury cars in insurance scam, California insurers say
Four people are under arrest for allegedly using a bear costume to damage their luxury vehicles and filing false insurance claims, authorities said.
Alleged human dressed as bear ransacks luxury cars
The California Department of Insurance says this surveillance video shows a human in a bear suit damaging luxury cars in Lake Arrowhead, California, on Jan. 28.
‘Bear attack’ on luxury cars was person in costume attempting insurance scam, say California police
Bear attack’ on luxury cars was person in costume attempting insurance scam, say California police - Biologist who reviewed the footage for the insurance claims said it was ‘clearly a human in a bear
“Bear Attacks” On Luxury Cars In California Were Allegedly Person In A Costume
That’s according to the California Department of Insurance (CDI), which recently announced that four people from the Glendale and Valley Village areas had been arrested on suspicion of insurance fraud and conspiracy after faking bear attacks on their luxury cars. The investigation leading to those arrests has been dubbed “Operation Bear Claw”.
Bear attacking luxury cars in California? Police say costumed crooks staged wild fraud scheme
Four Los Angeles-area residents accused of using a bear costume and faking break-ins on their luxury cars to get insurance payouts were arrested Wednesday.
'Bear' that damaged cars was actually a person in a costume, insurers say
Four Los Angeles residents were arrested Wednesday accused of defrauding three insurance companies by using a bear costume and faking break-ins on their luxury cars. Detectives found the bear costume
Four arrested for using bear costume to fake car attack in insurance scam
Four men are under arrest in Southern California after one of them donned a bear costume to feign damage to high-end cars in an insurance scam, the state Department of Insurance said. Late Wednesday police detained Ruben Tamrazian,
Four Arrested in Scam After Dressing in Bear Costume, Damaging 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,
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‘Bear’ that damaged luxury cars was ‘clearly a human in a bear suit,’ CA officials say
Photo from California Department of Insurance Earlier this year, a bear wandered into three luxury cars in the ...
Schemer dons bear costume to stage attacks on luxury cars to fool insurance companies into $141K payouts
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