{"id":1957583,"date":"2025-08-13T08:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1957583"},"modified":"2025-08-13T08:45:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:45:27","slug":"four-suspects-also-targeted-other-stars-in-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/four-suspects-also-targeted-other-stars-in-la\/","title":{"rendered":"Four suspects also targeted other stars in LA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Four teenagers have been arrested over a burglary that left actor Brad Pitt’s home ransacked, police said.<\/p>\n

The suspects are allegedly behind a number of “celebrity burglaries” that targeted the houses of actors and professional athletes, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said.<\/p>\n

He said the male suspects, two 18-year-olds, a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old, are street gang members, and property stolen in the burglaries was found when police searched their homes.<\/p>\n

Police did not name those whose properties were targeted, but celebrities including Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, LA Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and ex-LA Football Club striker Olivier Giroud have reported break-ins this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The investigation started in late June after Pitt’s home was raided<\/a> by a trio of masked thieves. <\/p>\n

McDonnell said the group hopped a perimeter fence surrounding the Los Feliz home and shattered a window, hopping inside and taking items before fleeing. <\/p>\n

Police did not confirm the home belonged to the Oscar-winning actor, but the address matched that of a property Pitt bought in 2023.<\/p>\n

The large three-bedroom house sits just outside Griffith Park, where the famous Hollywood Sign sits. It is surrounded by a fence and greenery that shields the property from public view.<\/p>\n

Pitt was not home at the time of the burglary and was promoting his new film, F1. The BBC has contacted representatives for the actor. <\/p>\n

McDonnell said investigators found the suspects were part of a crew that “were burglarizing various high-profile residents throughout the city”, which he said included homes of “actors and professional athletes”. <\/p>\n

Last week, authorities followed the four suspects and were able to arrest them on burglary charges, he added. <\/p>\n

Police did not elaborate on what items were recovered after police searched their homes. <\/p>\n

McDonnell said burglars like this group had become increasingly smart in their crimes – planting surveillance cameras in nearby flowerbeds or across the street from homes they target to monitor a victim’s routine. <\/p>\n

He said thieves had also been using wi-fi jammers to knock out home surveillance systems and cameras that could alert homeowners or police of a break-in. <\/p>\n

He noted that celebrities and athletes can be easier targets since their appearances and games are publicised online. <\/p>\n

He noted, though, that anyone posting on social media about their travels can unknowingly be alerting a potential thief to their location. <\/p>\n

“We don’t really give enough thought to… [while] we want our friends to know where we are and what we’re doing, you’re telling everybody else then who may be looking to exploit your situation,” McDonnell said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.bbc.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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