California Residents Arrested for Faking Bear Attacks to Claim Insurance Fraud
Four Los Angeles residents were arrested for insurance fraud after claiming a bear had damaged their luxury vehicles. The group submitted videos of a “bear” inside a Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes to their insurance companies, but a biologist confirmed that the “bear” was actually a human in a bear suit. Detectives uncovered two additional claims with similar videos and dates, leading to the arrest of the four individuals. The suspects allegedly sought to defraud three insurance companies out of nearly $142,000.
John Q. Hosedrinker