A watch belonging to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was discovered in Providence by authorities investigating a series of burglaries at the homes of professional athletes. Sources told ABC News.
Kelce's Leawood, Kansas, mansion was burglarized last month while the NFL star was at Arrowhead Stadium for the Oct. 7 game between the Chiefs and the Saints on Monday Night Football.
According to police documents from the Cass County Sheriff's Office, $20,000 in cash was taken from Kelce's home and the back door was broken into.
Police would not say whether the watch had been taken from Kelce's home when the news first broke.
Kelce's home invasion came a day after another robbery at Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes' Belton, Missouri, residence shortly after midnight on October 6th.
According to ABC News, Mahomes' pregnant wife Brittany Mahomes, daughter Sterling, 3, and son Bronze, 1, were not home at the time of the break-in.
Police believe South American criminal organizations are behind both robberies. Kansas City Fox 4 It was reported on Tuesday.
The next day, the NFL sent a memo to teams warning that organized crime was increasingly targeting professional athletes' homes while on the road.
It also included recommendations on safety measures, such as telling players not to post on social media in real time.
According to an NFL memo obtained by ABC News, robbers are adept at researching the homes they target, sometimes posing as delivery workers, maintenance workers or joggers to learn about the homes, neighborhoods and security systems. It is said that there are also.
NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported that the FBI is investigating this crime wave as international organized crime.
Pelissero reported that the robbers were after cash, jewelry, watches and handbags, focusing on master bedrooms and closets, and checking social media accounts and players to make sure no one was home. It added that it would investigate the family's posts.
Kelce has not yet addressed the robbery at his home in Kansas, but Mahomes called the incident “upsetting” and “unfortunate.”
The Chiefs (9-1) will play the Panthers (3-7) on Sunday in North Carolina.
