Within the newest in a string of burglaries that instantly goal high-profile athletes, French soccer star Olivier Giroud has had his home in Los Angeles damaged into.
Giroud, 38, is presently making ready for Los Angeles FC’s MLS season opening recreation this Saturday.
Nevertheless, in accordance with TMZ Sports, his home in LA was damaged into earlier this month.
In line with police, Giroud’s spouse, Jennifer, reported the break-in on February 5 when she found a damaged window on the property – which the household simply bought in late September.
The report back to police famous that a variety of high-value gadgets have been stolen – together with greater than ten males’s watches.
In whole, the worth of the gadgets that have been taken from the home have been estimated round $500,000.
LAFC striker and French soccer star Olivier Giroud has his home in California damaged into
Giroud, with actual property agent Amandine Ferla, who offered the couple the home in September
Quite a lot of star athletes within the US – together with Patrick Mahomes (L) and Travis Kelce (R) amongst different huge names – have been victims of burglaries at their properties in current months
Police haven’t but made any arrests in reference to the incident and LAPD is continuous to analyze.
That is a part of a sample of robberies the place valuable gadgets have been taken from the properties of celebrity athletes in the USA.
On the finish of final yr, the FBI despatched a warning out to American skilled sports activities leagues about potential organized burglaries which are particularly focusing on celebrity athletes.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs celebrity quarterback Patrick Mahomes had his home damaged into again on October 6. 48 hours later, the house of his Chiefs teammate, Travis Kelce, had additionally been hit by thieves.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow had his home damaged into again in mid-December as he was taking part in a recreation on Monday Evening Soccer in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys.
Simply final month, Pittsburgh Penguins hockey star Evgeni Malkin was robbed – along with his three Stanley Cup championship rings swiped.
Properties should not the one factor that thieves are focusing on. Late in December, a car belonging to the fiancée of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was additionally hit by burglars.
Along with Prescott, then-Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic additionally had his home robbed in late December.
Giroud joined LAFC over the summer time in a transfer from Italian facet AC Milan. In his first 19 video games for the membership, he bagged a pair of targets.
