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FBI warns sports stars of organized burglary spree
The US Secret Service (FBI) has issued a warning to major US sports leagues that organized groups of thieves are targeting professional athletes, according to a media report.
The warning follows a series of break-ins at the homes of sports stars while they were playing or traveling that began in September. No one has been injured so far.
The homes are "targeted for burglary because it is believed that high-value merchandise such as designer handbags, jewelry, watches and cash may be located there," the FBI said in a so-called liaison report, quoted by ABC News. According to the report, organized groups of thieves from South America broke into the homes of at least nine athletes, primarily from the NFL and NBA, between September and November.
Mahomes, Kelce and Doncic affected
In the series of break-ins, the perpetrators recently targeted the homes of football stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce (Kansas City Chiefs) and Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals), among others, while basketball star Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks was the most recent victim shortly after Christmas. The FBI report does not mention or refer specifically to any of these incidents.
According to the FBI, the gangs monitor their potential victims and their homes in preparation for the burglaries and use publicly available information and social media to identify patterns of living. They often know in advance where valuables are stored in a home.
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