The California Department of Insurance consulted a biologist from the Department of Fish and Wildlife who stated that "it was clearly a human in a bear costume". Four individuals who allegedly used a bear costume to damage their luxury cars in an attempt to defraud insurance companies were arrested this Wednesday in California.

Caught bear-handed! An investigation into a suspicious insurance claim filed by four Los Angeles-area residents revealed a scheme where someone wore a bear costume and scratched up the inside of three cars,

A suspected fraudster dressed up in a bear costume before damaging cars in an insurance scam in the United States.

Four people near Los Angeles were arrested for insurance fraud. Investigators allege that they staged a fake bear attack on three different cars, but security camera footage of the incidents show

Four friends in California devised a scheme to commit insurance fraud by using a bear costume to damage luxury cars.

The men had claimed that a 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost, a 2015 Mercedes G63 AMG, and a 2022 Mercedes E350 were attacked by bears on January 28 in the forested resort town of Lake Arrowhead, causing interior damage.