Dubbed “Operation Bear Claw,” the California Department of Insurance began an investigation after an insurance company suspected fraud when the suspects, residents of Glendale and Valley Village, in January reported a bear had gotten into their Rolls-Royce Ghost in Lake Arrowhead.

Four LA residents allegedly defrauded multiple insurance companies of over $141,000. A wildlife expert who reviewed footage of the incidents said that the culprit was "clearly a human in a bear suit."

There is a rather unusual twist in the story of a bear that attacked vehicles in California. Authorities now say the 'bear' is actually something else.

The suspects provided video footage to the insurance company, which showed "the alleged bear" in the vehicle, a news release says.

Four people were arrested in an insurance fraud case after they submitted footage to an insurance company showing what they said was a bear damaging a luxury car.

Four Los Angeles County residents were arrested after submitting video to insurance companies that appeared to show a bear damaging luxury cars in Lake Arrowhead, Calif., the authorities said. The bear was actually a person in a bear suit,

In what's dubbed “Operation Bear Claw,” the California Insurance Department said four Los Angeles residents were arrested Wednesday, accused of defrauding three insurance companies out of nearly $142,