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.

after claiming a bear had entered the car and caused interior damage to the vehicle in Lake Arrowhead on Jan. 28. But the insurance company suspected fraud after reviewing security camera footage. “Upon further scrutiny of the video, the investigation ...

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.