Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is the latest high-profile athlete who has been targeted in house burglaries.
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While Burrow was playing on Monday Night Football, his house was broken into. According to NFL insider Tom Pelissero, the police report indicated that a window at Burrow's house was shattered and "the room ransacked."
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Burrow now joins the Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes as NFL athletes who have seen their houses burglarized.
Following the break-ins with Kelce and Mahomes, the NFL released a statement warning athletes about a "syndicate" that is specifically targeting professional athletes.
According to a report from Pelissero on the string of burglaries:
"Sources say the FBI is investigating the crime wave as international organized crime. The league, the NFL Players Association, and team security forces also have been monitoring the crime spree, which is believed to be tied to a South American crime syndicate. At least one other current NFL player's home was burglarized in the past week."
It appears the added security measures and warnings did not help Burrow, who is the latest victim in these home burglaries. Karin Johnson of WLWT revealed the 911 phone call regarding the break-in on her X page.
Johnson followed the initial report up with details of the call, which reads:
"Someone is trying to break in to the house right now. My daughter is there. This is Joe Burrow's house. She is staying there. He's at the football game. She's wondering what she should do, if she should be hiding or if she should go outside."@wlwt
"That woman's daughter also called 911 and said, 'Someone broke in to my house ... It's like completely messed up.'"
Due to Burrow being out of town, it appears that he was not able to reveal which items were taken from his house.
Read more:Chiefs Stars Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce Victims of Major Crime in Kansas City
There are likely to be more security warnings sent out following the third break-in, which has now happened in a matter of months. The burglaries that occurred at the Mahomes and Kelce residents took place around mid-November. Now, a month later, Burrow has been added to this list.
It will be interesting to see what the NFL and FBI will do to ensure these situations do not occur any longer.
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This story was originally published December 10, 2024, 12:28 PM.