Patrick Mahomes (left) and Travis Kelce on Nov. 5, 2023.Photo:Ralf Ibing - firo sportphoto/Getty
Ralf Ibing - firo sportphoto/Getty
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning sports leagues about organized theft groups targeting professional athletes.
A photo of the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Building in Washington D.C.Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty
In response to these threats, the FBI urges professional athletes to stay alert for suspicious behavior and adopt preventive strategies, reported ABC News. This includes keeping a record of valuable items and exercising caution on social media, such as avoiding real-time posts during vacations or sharing images that reveal private spaces in their homes.
PEOPLE reached out to the FBI for comment, but they did not immediately respond.
One of the most recent athletes to be targeted is Dallas Mavericks starLuka Dončić, who had $30,000 worth of jewelry stolen from his home late Friday, Dec. 27, perThe Dallas Morning Newsciting an internal police report.
The outlet stated that an unknown person broke the master bathroom window around the time of a Mavericks game, but no one was home during the break-in.
Joe Burrow photographed on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024.Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty
Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty
Earlier this month, the home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterbackJoe Burrowwas alsobroken into while he was away at a game.
“I feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than oneand way more is already out there than I would want out there and that I care to share so that’s all I got to say about that,” Burrow later stated while talking to reporters about the incident.
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The home invasion comes months after Kansas City Chiefs playersTravis KelceandPatrick Mahomes' homes wereburglarized within two days of one anotherin October.
source: people.com
