Four teens reportedly arrested after Brad Pitt home break-in linked to celebrity crime ring

Police have apprehended four teens after they broke into Brad Pitt's home, in a string of celebrity home break-ins. The suspects are allegedly behind several burglaries that targeted the houses of actors and professional athletes and now have ransacked the actor's house as well, according to Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell.

Though not officially named, several celebrity break-ins have been reported in the past few months, including the homes of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, LA Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and ex-LA Football Club striker Olivier Giroud.

All about the suspects from Brad Pitt's home break-in

The teens suspected of the break-ins are allegedly linked to a celebrity crime ring. They are street gang members, of whom two are 18-year-olds, one is a 17-year-old, and one is a 16-year-old. The police had searched their homes and unearthed the property stolen in the burglaries.

A formal investigation had started after it was first reported on 25 June that a resident in the 2300 block of North Edgemont Drive had reported a burglary had taken place, which turned out to be Brad Pitt's residence.

McDonnell stated, "Three masked suspects scaled a perimeter fence, approached the glass window and used [a] tool to shatter that window. They entered the residence, removed property, and then fled.”

The robbery took place when Brad Pitt was on a promotional tour for his most recent film, F1. The property was not officially named to be Brad Pitt's. However, it matched a property he bought in 2023 and comprised a large three-bedroom house, which sits just outside Griffith Park, where the famous Hollywood Sign sits. A fence and greenery surround the house to shield it from public view.

Police Chief Jim McDonnell also shared that groups like these have become increasingly smart in their crimes as they plant surveillance cameras in nearby flowerbeds or across the street from homes to monitor their victims. Celebrities in general are easier targets, as their schedules, properties, and so on are often seen online on websites or social media sites, leading criminals to know when the homes and properties are unoccupied and even what they could potentially find.

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"We don't really give enough thought to... [while] we want our friends to know where we are and what we're doing, you're telling everybody else then who may be looking to exploit your situation," McDonnell said.

He also stated that now juveniles are aware that they are treated differently by the US justice system, making them bolder due to a potentially lenient sentence.

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