The California Department of Insurance teamed up with San Bernardino County authorities to lead “Operation Bear Claw,” which determined ... animal did not leave a trace, such as bear saliva ...

Initiating an investigation -- named Operation Bear Claw -- the department learned that two other claims had been filed to different insurance companies with similar details: the same location and ...

Their alleged scam cost three insurance companies a total of $141,839. "Operation Bear Claw" began earlier this year after one of their claims gave an insurance company pause (or should we say ...

The bear suit and metal "claws" the suspects used to damage three luxury vehicles. Photo by CDI Four California residents were arrested earlier this week after an investigation revealed they had used ...

(Department of Insurance - Operation Bear Claw) The claimants provided video footage of said attack, but the insurers found it barely credible, alerted authorities, and Operation Bear Claw was born.

Then it lumbers around inside the car, raking the leather seats with its mighty claws. Except it wasn’t a terrifying beast — it was a person in a bear costume using a kitchen tool designed to ...

The state insurance department also released footage from what they call “Operation Bear Claw” — detailing the alleged animal production. Surveillance video showed the alleged beast entering ...

Arrested in the "Operation Bear Claw" case were Ruben Tamrazian, 26, of Glendale, Ararat Chirkinian, 39, of Glendale, Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, of Glendale, and Alfiya Zuckerman, 39, of Valley Village.

Investigators dubbed the probe into the attempts 'Operation Bear Claw', reports Mercury News. In the claim in January, the men alleged that a bear clambered into a Rolls Royce and damaged the ...