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• Three Sentenced in 'Operation Bear Claw' Fraud Scheme Using Costume to Damage Luxury Cars

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Three California residents have been sentenced to jail after pleading no contest to felony insurance fraud involving a person in a bear suit damaging several high-end vehicles. The...

• Former California Agent Arraigned on Grand Theft and Embezzlement Charges

  Published: Feb 26, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Andre De Gazon, 56, of Bellflower, was arraigned in February 2026 in Orange County Superior Court on multiple felony counts of grand theft and embezzlement. Investigators with the...