{"id":14486,"date":"2024-11-18T19:26:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T19:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=14486"},"modified":"2024-11-18T19:26:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T19:26:18","slug":"pro-athletes-homes-burglarized-in-recent-months-and-one-star-is-offering-a-cash-reward-for-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=14486","title":{"rendered":"Pro athletes\u2019 homes burglarized in recent months \u2013 and one star is offering a cash reward for help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">At least four professional athletes have had their homes burglarized in recent weeks, leading authorities to investigate whether the crimes are connected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On Nov. 3, Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis posted a video on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DB6-qDlPYMP\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying he had been robbed<\/a>\u00a0during his team\u2019s game the day before when the thieves took \u201cmost\u201d of his \u201cprized possessions\u201d from his home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboolaReadMoreBelow\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"\">He also shared surveillance video of the incident and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DCDTJ72xqS4\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted another video<\/a> on Nov. 6, in which he said, \u201cI am now offering a 40K cash reward for any information and tips that leads to the return of my stolen items.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Portis isn&#8217;t the only NBA player who has recently been the victim of a burglary. In September, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that multiple suspects\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/burglars-break-into-sprawling-home-of-timberwolves-player-and-swipe-jewels\/601147138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">broke into the home<\/a>\u00a0of Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr. while he was at a Minnesota Vikings game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In October, Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were also the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/football\/patrick-mahomes-travis-kelce-homes-burglary-kansas-city-rcna179889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">victims of break-ins<\/a>\u00a0in their respective homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating, disappointing, but I can\u2019t get into too many of the details because the investigation is still ongoing, but, obviously, something you don\u2019t want to happen to really anybody,\u201d Mahomes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/patrick-mahomes-calls-burglaries-travis-kelces-homes-frustrating-disap-rcna179988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">According to police reports obtained by NBC News, Mahomes\u2019 eight-acre Missouri estate, which was featured on the Netflix series \u201cQuarterback,\u201d was targeted Oct. 6. Kelce had $20,000 in cash stolen from his house in Leawood, Kansas,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kshb.com\/news\/crime\/authorities-investigate-oct-6-burglary-at-home-of-chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to a police report obtained by NBC affiliate KSHB<\/a>. Both burglaries occurred while the players were in New Orleans for an Oct. 7 game against the Saints.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kelce has previously said that he feels like a target.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-intersection-ref\" data-activity-map=\"recommended-article-body-recommended\" data-testid=\"recommended-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe one thing you don\u2019t realize that when somebody posts your house online, that everybody now has your address,\u201d he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hYz8K9pnzn8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said on his \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast<\/a>\u00a0in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As for the possibility the break-ins at the four athletes\u2019 homes are related, the police chief handling Portis\u2019 case told a local Milwaukee station there are \u201cstriking similarities.\u201d The police chief also said his department is working with the FBI and police from each of the states where the crimes took place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In a statement to NBC News, the Medina, Minnesota, police department, which is investigating the Conley case, said, &#8220;We are aware of some of the other athletes in different states that have had their homes burglarized.\u00a0Our investigator is working with those agencies and other state and federal partners.\u00a0We can\u2019t say for sure that they are all related.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">NBC News reached out to the athletes and the FBI. They had no comment while the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; At least four professional athletes have had their homes burglarized in recent weeks, leading authorities to investigate whether the crimes are connected. 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