The bling of NFL players is not hidden. A few of them are lavish houses, fast cars, and diamond chains. Even their big contracts aren’t hidden from anyone. While fans love it when their favorite superstars earn big, sometimes it also attracts negative attention. Recently, Chiefs stars, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce’s homes were burglarized. Here’s the update about it.
The league came out with a security alert about it. The memo in the press stated that the homes of professional athletes across different sports have become “increasingly targeted for burglaries by organized and skilled groups.” More so, these groups do such things on game days as a family member is less likely at home.
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The NFL was forced to issue such a security warning after Mahomes house was targeted On the morning of October 6, the Chiefdom was taken aback by the news of Mahomes’ 9-acre Belton, Missouri estate. Mahomes, upset with this, said, “It’s frustrating, disappointing, but I can’t get into too many of the details because the investigation is still ongoing.”
Just a day later, on the evening of the 7th of October, robbers broke into River Hills, Wisconsin, home of the Chiefs TE. Around $20,000 cash was stolen along with $1,000 in property damages as the rear door was broken. This was alarming for the fans and fellow players. Now that the league has alerted them, they will be more alert.
While everyone is curious about the robbers, very serious details are emerging about the burglaries.
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What does the police investigation reveal about Mahomes and Kelce’s house burglaries?
After carefully reviewing the details of the burglaries, security experts have called the robberies a ‘sophisticated‘ operation. A security expert, Mike Barbieri, claimed that there were chances that people involved in the construction or service work of these houses would be involved in such operations. If you think that was chilling, here’s another update.
Another security expert claimed that it was the work of a transnational crime ring which were targeting the houses of NFL and NBA superstars. On November 2, Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis’ house was also targeted. Many of his prized possessions were stolen. They find the details of such houses from public forums like the internet and others. A South American organization was also being investigated for these robberies.
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The athletes put their blood and sweat behind earning their fortunes. Such crimes would only attract negative reviews about law enforcement agencies. The players would also have a worry in their heads about their houses and other assets being targeted. Can they find the accused early? The search is still going on.
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