4 arrested in California for allegedly staging bear attacks to receive insurance payouts
Investigators accused four suspects of staging bear attacks using a costume to damage vehicles in a San Bernardino County mountain community in order to receive payouts totaling more than $140,000.
4 arrested after ‘bear’ claimed to damage vehicles in Lake Arrowhead turns out to be person in bear suit
in January reported a bear had gotten into their Rolls-Royce Ghost in Lake Arrowhead. Video footage was provided to the insurance company. The footage was reviewed by investigators, who determined the video showed a person in a bear suit. A biologist from ...
Person dressed in bear costume to fake attacks on cars for insurance payout, California officials say
Four people have been charged with insurance fraud for claiming that their cars were trashed by a bear — which was actually someone in a bear costume, officials said Wednesday.
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.
Four people arrested for staging fake bear attacks with bear costume in California
Four people from Los Angeles County are facing insurance fraud and conspiracy charges after allegedly staging fake bear attacks with a bear costume.
Video: Bear costume used in bizarre insurance fraud scheme, officials say
After experts determined the 'bear' seen damaging a car on video was really a person in costume, a bear suit was found at the suspects' home, police said.
Schemer dons bear costume to stage attacks on luxury cars to fool insurance companies into $141K payouts
Once upon a time in Southern California, a person wore a bear costume to damage luxury cars so friends could allegedly cash in on hefty insurance payouts. Four people in the Los Angeles area were arrested and charged with insurance fraud and conspiracy after claiming their fancy vehicles were damaged by a bear — only for insurance investigators to discover the destruction was actually caused by a person wearing a bear costume.
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A bear thrashing a Rolls Royce was actually person in bear costume, and insurance fraud, investigators say
They dubbed the investigation Operation Bear Claw. One claim stated that a bear entered the Rolls Royce and damaged the ...
Update: Arrowhead Fire in San Bernardino County – Oct. 27 status
Arrowhead Fire initially started 2:58 p.m. Sep. 27 in San Bernardino County. It has been burning on federal land managed by ...
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Insurance fraud arrests after 'person in bear costume' damages cars
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Power outage leaves thousands in the dark in San Bernardino County
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Person in bear costume faked attacks on cars for insurance payout, California officials say
The so-called “bear” was claimed to have entered and damaged a 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost on Jan. 8 while it was parked at Lake ...