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Four people arrested for staging fake bear attacks with bear costume in Lake Arrowhead (www.nbclosangeles.com)

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[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

To prove that it was actually not a bear damaging the three cars in the video, a biologist from the Department of Fish and Wildlife was brought in to review the footage.

“They also opined it was clearly a human in a bear suit,” the insurance agency said.

When detectives searched the suspects’ homes, they found a bear costume