According to law enforcement sources, the thieves broke into a Los Angeles home in a Los Angeles home owned by Brad Pitt on Wednesday and hijacked the actor’s residence when he left the city.
Los Angeles police officials said a break-in occurred around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
At least three suspects expanded security fences on Pitt’s Los Feliz-Area House and smashed a window before entering, causing “real chaos” and stealing some items, according to sources who were not authorized to discuss the case.
A source familiar with the crime said Pitt’s property was abandoned and overturned.
Pitt is one of the latest celebrities to see their family theft. South American theft gangs have plagued the upscale areas of Los Angeles in recent years.
In early February, French striker Olivier Giroud, who played for Los Angeles Football Club, aimed at his home, worth $500,000, looking at stolen jewelry, sources said. On Valentine’s Day, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s home was stolen.
Pitt’s medieval modern house is known as Steel House, and it’s several movie stars owned. His European premiere “F1: Movie” was held in London on Monday night.
Last August, the FBI worked with local police to remove the multi-million-dollar criminal travel ring, which has been in Southern California for many years, promoting thefts across the country. Their investigation put them into the most unusual hub: the Los Angeles car rental business.
The group directs criminal visitors to commit hundreds of burglaries nationwide, including starting in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. The theft occurred in 50 cities in California, Colorado, Arizona, New Jersey, Kansas, Kansas, Kansas and Illinois and Illinois, as well as about $550,000 in cases. However, prosecutors estimate that businesses and homeowners will suffer about $35 million.
The trend of South American criminal organizations visiting Southern California’s theft and robbery emerged about six years ago, and authorities have been working to control it.
