OAN Staff Brooke Mallory
9:56am – Tuesday, December 31, 2024
US sports teams have received formal warnings from the FBI about organized crime groups preying on professional athletes.
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The warning was issued in response to incidents in which professional athletes had their homes broken into while they were traveling or attending games since September.
“These homes are targeted for burglaries because they are believed to potentially contain luxury items such as designer handbags, jewelry, watches, and cash,” the FBI said in a contact report. Ta.
The report goes on to explain that between September and November 2024, “an organized theft group allegedly broke into the homes of at least nine professional athletes.”
“Although many burglaries occur when the home is unoccupied, some robberies occur while residents are home.In these cases, individuals seek the help of law enforcement and may “They are encouraged to avoid contact with criminals as they may become armed or use violence,” the report said.
The homes of Kansas City Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, and most recently Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic have been targeted in a series of robberies. It has become. Additionally, the homes of NBA guards Bobby Portis and Mike Conley Jr. were also broken into.
However, the FBI report makes no mention of these events.
The FBI is helping South American organized crime groups combat these intrusions by conducting technical and physical surveillance and using social media and publicly accessible data to identify the lifestyle patterns of potential victims. He claims to be prepared. They also often know in advance where valuables in the home are kept, the FBI added.
“These preparatory tactics allow thieves to carry out robberies in a short amount of time.Organized thieves bypass alarm systems, use Wi-Fi jammers to block Wi-Fi connections and , and obscured their identities by disabling surveillance cameras and obscuring their identities,” the FBI report continued.
The FBI recommended that athletes take care of their valuables, inventory their items, and manage their location. Implement additional security. Be careful on social media, avoid posting images of valuables, the inside of your home, or real-time posts while on vacation. The FBI also encouraged athletes to report suspicious activity more frequently.
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