Arrested for using bear costume to simulate attacks by these animals on cars and collect insurance

Los Angeles (USA) (EFE). – Four people were arrested in California for wearing bear costumes to simulate attacks by these animals on luxury cars in order to collect fees from insurance companies for damage caused to the interior, the public body investigating the case said. told .

The California Department of Insurance concluded that it was not a bear but “a man in disguise that attacked three expensive cars in Lake Arrowhead on June 28 this year,” it said in a statement.

After reviewing the video they realized

To reach that conclusion, they had the help of “a biologist from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife,” who reviewed security camera video that showed a furry creature roaming inside a 2010 Rolls Royce and two Mercedes-Benz Was 2022.

Vehicle owners claimed a total of $141,839 from their insurers.

In the video, in very poor quality black and white images, you can see a hairy man inside the cars and also see clear images of damage done to the leather upholstery and frame or dashboard.

Claws were kitchen utensils for tearing meat.

The same department published a photo of a life-size bear costume with sharp claws, possibly worn by detainees who have been charged with insurance fraud and conspiracy to defraud.

For the claws he used a kitchen utensil that chefs use to tear meat.

In particular, the Department of Insurance detectives who investigated the case called the operation “Bear Claw”.

Those detained were identified as Ruben Tamarzian, 26; Ararat Chirkinian, 39; Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, and Alfia Zuckerman, 39, all live in the Los Angeles area.