{"id":125832,"date":"2024-11-14T18:54:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T11:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125832"},"modified":"2024-11-14T18:54:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T11:54:38","slug":"4-la-area-humans-allegedly-used-giant-furry-bear-costume-to-claim-damage-of-rolls-royce-other-luxury-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125832","title":{"rendered":"4 LA-area humans allegedly used giant furry bear costume to claim damage of Rolls-Royce, other luxury cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"ArticlePage-aside\">\n<aside class=\"ArticlePage-aside-content\">\n<div class=\"form-wrapper\" data-align-center=\"false\">\n<div class=\"form-wrapper-heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"form-wrapper-heading\">Keep up with LAist.<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re enjoying this article, you&#8217;ll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ps-form-ajax class=\"Form\" data-ps-form-ajax=\"\">\n<\/ps-form-ajax>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<ps-list-anchor-links class=\"ListAnchorLinks\">\n<\/ps-list-anchor-links>\n<p>Four people from Glendale and Valley Village have been arrested for allegedly wearing a fake bear costume \u2014 to commit insurance fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects are accused of claiming a bear damaged their vehicles in Lake Arrowhead, sending video footage to their insurance companies when it was really someone wearing an elaborate furry brown suit.<\/p>\n<p>As part of \u201cOperation Bear Claw,\u201d all four have been charged with conspiracy and insurance fraud, the California Department of Insurance announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department\u2019s investigation began after an insurance company suspected fraud,\u201d the department said in a statement. \u201cUpon further scrutiny of the video, the investigation determined the bear was actually a person in a bear costume.\u201d<\/p>\n<ps-anchor class=\"RichTextHeading-anchor\">\n<\/ps-anchor>\n<h2>What we know about \u2018Operation Bear Claw\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The four people, three from Glendale and another from Valley Village, allegedly claimed a bear had broken into their 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost in January, damaging the inside of the car.<\/p>\n<p>The footage they shared with their insurance company shows a parked Rolls-Royce and what appears to be a bear rummaging around inside.<\/p>\n<ps-anchor class=\"RichTextHeading-anchor\">\n<\/ps-anchor>\n<h2>Watch the surveillance video<\/h2>\n<p>Officials began investigating and found additional insurance claims for a pair of Mercedes.<\/p>\n<p>Again, the department said the suspects used a bear costume to make it look like the animal broke in and was responsible for the damage, sharing the video with two more insurance companies to substantiate their claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo further ensure it was not actually a bear in the video, the Department had a biologist from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife review the three alleged bear videos and they also opined it was clearly a human in a bear suit,\u201d officials said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-side-by-side=\"\">\n<ps-carousel class=\"Carousel\" data-disable-carousel=\"true\">\n<div class=\"Carousel-slides\">\n<div class=\"Carousel-slide\">\n<div class=\"CarouselSlide\">\n<div class=\"CarouselSlide-info\">\n<p> Authorities released this image of Alfiya Zuckerman, 39, of Valley Village being arrested in connection with Operation Bear Claw.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Figure-credit-container\">(<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy California Dept. of Insurance<\/p>\n<p>)\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"Carousel-slide\">\n<div class=\"CarouselSlide\">\n<div class=\"CarouselSlide-info\">\n<p> Authorities released this image of Ararat Chirkinian, 39, of Glendale being arrested in connection with Operation Bear Claw.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Figure-credit-container\">(<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy California Dept. of Insurance<\/p>\n<p>)\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/ps-carousel>\n<\/div>\n<p>The bear costume was allegedly found in their home when officials carried out a search warrant.<\/p>\n<p>The insurance companies were defrauded of nearly $150,000, officials said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '252516806593564',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/laist.com\/news\/criminal-justice\/bear-costume-rolls-royce-damage-fraud-arrests\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep up with LAist. 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