Detective Sterling investigated a break-in at a cabin. The window was smashed from the inside out, yet all the valuable electronics were missing from inside the room. The owner claimed a burglar broke in and stole them. Why did Sterling arrest the owner for insurance fraud?
A burglar would break the window from the outside in
If a burglar broke the window from the inside, glass fragments would be found on the exterior ground, which contradicts an outside entry. The owner smashed it from inside to fake a break-in.
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