In 2024, what started as an apparent attack on a 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost led to the arrest of four people, one of whom, authorities say, dressed up as a bear while the others shot video footage of the supposed animal inside the car. Investigators discovered they had done it twice before, collecting $141,839 from insurance before they were caught.
According to the California Department of Insurance, the bizarre scheme involved Ruben Tamrazian, 26, of Glendale, Ararat Chirkinian, 39, of Glendale, Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, of Glendale, and Alfiya Zuckerman, 39, of Valley Village, who submitted a claim that a bear had broken into a 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost parked in Lake Arrowhead on Jan. 28, 2024, and damaged the interior. The group submitted video footage showing what appeared to be a bear climbing into the luxury vehicle and scratching the seats and doors.
