Greater than $100,000 in money, luxurious watches and a secure have been reportedly stolen from the San Fernando Valley residence of Basketball Corridor of Famer Paul Pierce final week.
The Los Angeles Police Division confirmed to The Occasions on Tuesday that officers responded to a housebreaking round 9 a.m. Friday on the Woodland Hills block the place Pierce lives. “Unknown gadgets” have been stolen, in accordance with the LAPD, and no arrests have been made.
TMZ first reported that Pierce’s home had been burglarized on Friday whereas the 10-time NBA All-Star was not residence.
The LAPD declined to touch upon whether or not the incident could also be related to a rising pattern of “housebreaking tourism,” during which thieves from South America enter america for the aim of committing robberies, usually in rich neighborhoods.
A former standout participant at Inglewood Excessive, Pierce was a first-round draft decide for the Boston Celtics in 1998. He was named the MVP of the 2008 NBA Finals, during which the Celtics defeated the Lakers in six video games for the one championship of Pierce’s profession.
After 15 seasons in Boston, Pierce spent a 12 months every with the Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards, then performed two years with the Clippers earlier than retiring after the 2016-17 season. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Corridor of Fame in 2021.
After his retirement from the NBA, Pierce served as a basketball analyst for ESPN and extra just lately was a solid member on the Fox actuality sequence “Stars on Mars.”
Final 12 months, Pierce reached a $1.4-million settlement settlement with the Securities and Exchanges Fee over alleged illegal crypto promotion. Pierce admitted to no wrongdoing in making the settlement.
