Bengals star Joe Burrow’s home broken into during game against Cowboys
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home was burglarized during his team’s Monday Night Football victory over the Dallas Cowboys, authorities said Tuesday.
No one was injured in the burglary, but the home was ransacked, according to a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office report. The incident was the latest home invasion of a professional athlete in the US in recent months.
Officers could not immediately determine which items had been stolen. A person who works at Burrow arrived at the Anderson Township home Monday evening to find a bedroom window shattered and the home in disarray. The person called his mother and 911 was then contacted, the report said.
Officers have contacted neighbors in an attempt to piece together surveillance footage.
“Our investigators are exploring all possible avenues,” said public information officer Kyla Woods.
In October, the homes of Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were burglarized. In the NBA, Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis had his home burglarized in November and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr.’s home was burglarized in September. while at a Minnesota Vikings game. Portis had offered a $40,000 reward for information.
Both the NFL and NBA issued security alerts to players following these break-ins, urging them to take additional precautions to secure their homes.
In league memos previously obtained by the Associated Press, the NFL says homes of professional athletes in multiple sports have “increasingly become targets for burglaries by organized and expert groups.” And the NBA revealed that the FBI has linked a number of burglaries to “transnational South American theft groups” that are “alleged to be highly organized, sophisticated rings that incorporate advanced techniques and technologies, including pre-surveillance, drones and signal jamming devices.” .
Some burglary groups have conducted extensive surveillance of targets, including attempting home deliveries and posing as grounds maintenance or neighborhood joggers, according to officials.