ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s dwelling was damaged into throughout Monday Night Football in the newest dwelling invasion of a professional athlete within the U.S., authorities mentioned Tuesday.
No one was injured within the break-in, however the dwelling was ransacked, in response to a report supplied by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies weren’t instantly in a position to decide what objects have been stolen. An individual who’s employed by Burrow arrived on the Anderson Township dwelling Monday night time to discover a shattered bed room window and the house in disarray. The particular person known as their mom, after which 911 was contacted, in response to the report.
Deputies reached out to neighbors in an try and piece collectively surveillance footage.
“Our investigators are exploring each avenue,” public data officer Kyla Woods mentioned.
The houses of Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce have been damaged into in October. In the NBA, Milwaukee Bucks ahead Bobby Portis had his dwelling damaged into Nov. 2 and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr.’s dwelling was burglarized on Sept. 15 whereas he was at a Minnesota Vikings sport.
Portis had supplied a $40,000 reward for data.
Both the NFL and NBA issued safety alerts to gamers after these break-ins, urging them to take further precautions to safe their houses.
In league memos beforehand obtained by The Associated Press, the NFL mentioned houses {of professional} athletes throughout a number of sports activities have turn into “more and more focused for burglaries by organized and expert teams.” And the NBA revealed that the FBI has linked some burglaries to “transnational South American Theft Groups” which might be “reportedly well-organized, subtle rings that incorporate superior methods and applied sciences, together with pre-surveillance, drones, and sign jamming units.”
Some of the housebreaking teams have carried out intensive surveillance on targets, together with tried dwelling deliveries and posing as grounds upkeep or joggers within the neighborhood, in response to officers.
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