The wave of robberies at homes of NFL stars that already included the homes of Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce among its victims, reached the home of Joe Burrow, quarterback of the Cincinnati Bengals, reported the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio.
The room of the home was ransacked. Mr J Burrow was out of town and was unable to provide details on what items were taken from the house
“The bedroom of the home was ransacked. Mr. J Burrow was out of town and was unable to provide details about what items were taken from the house,” was part of the content of the police report on the case.
The home of the Bengals quarterback was attacked last Monday night while the player and his team beat the Dallas Cowboys in the Week 13 game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington (Texas).
On November 21, the NFL issued a security alert to the 32 teams to take precautions against repeated thefts carried out by an international criminal network that targets professional athletes.
NFL players who have had their homes robbed
Burrow’s house joined the robberies that the homes of Mahomes and Kelce, of the champion Chiefs, suffered on October 7, while they were playing against the New Orleans Saints. A situation that Linval Joseph, former defensive tackle of the Dallas Cowboys, also suffered in the last week of September.
How do NFL stars’ homes get robbed?
In the alert issued by the NFL, it talks about how “sophisticated and well-organized” this criminal network works, which is why they urged players to improve their security systems on doors and windows and be careful when sharing information about their social networks on their social networks. plans, locations, customs and luxury items.
According to information released by the league, criminals are not aggressive and do not rob homes while residents are inside. To carry out the robberies, they use public records to find the addresses of the players, and then carry out exhaustive surveillance days before the operation.
The next step is to track team schedules and the social media accounts of players and their families; They wait until the houses are empty, preferably during games, then break in and steal cash and items such as jewelry, watches and purses. Your focus is on the master bedrooms and closets.
