ARRESTED: CA Man Dresses Like Bear, Ransacks Own Car For Pay Out

Occasionally, we hear of reports of humans doing really dumb things. A group of California men are facing the music after an alleged joint effort to receive automobile insurance payouts after they claimed destruction by a wild animal. Not disposing of the costume was the group's mistake.

Dumb criminals provide the rest of us with some much-needed humor in a world that so desperately needs it. I've read some real doozies in my years working in this business, but a developing story out of a town 80 miles east of Los Angeles continues to shock me as more details get released.

A full bear costume and metal claws were found by investigators shortly after the claims were made.

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Let me start by saying I'm a big fan of bears. I think they are extraordinary creatures, and few things piss me off more than when they are euthanized as a result of humans invading their habitats. It's not often we see a person try to frame one of these magnificent animals, but that's exactly what has happened in this case.

Money makes people do stupid things. Lake Arrowhead is in a mountainous community in Southern California, and local police got a hold of video of what they were told was a bear ransacking a car, but after some attention to detail, a different conclusion surfaced.

Four people have been arrested for attempting to receive insurance money after one of the involved individuals reportedly dressed in a bear costume and used fake claws to damage the interior of the automobile, according to NBC News. A full bear costume and metal claws were found by investigators shortly after the claims were made.