Olivier Giroud loses $500k in jewellery as LA residence housebreaking makes him newest star to be focused after Travis Kelce
In the latest in a string of burglaries that directly target high-profile athletes, French football star Olivier Giroud has had his house in Los Angeles broken into.
Giroud, 38, is currently preparing for Los Angeles FC‘s MLS season opening game this Saturday.
However, according to TMZ Sports, his house in LA was broken into earlier this month.
According to police, Giroud’s wife, Jennifer, reported the break-in on February 5 when she discovered a broken window at the property – which the family just purchased in late September.
The report to police noted that a number of high-value items were stolen – including more than ten men’s watches.
In total, the value of the items that were taken from the house have been estimated around $500,000.
LAFC striker and French soccer star Olivier Giroud has his house in California broken into
Giroud, with real estate agent Amandine Ferla, who sold the couple the house in September
A number of star athletes in the US – including Patrick Mahomes (L) and Travis Kelce (R) among other big names – have been victims of burglaries at their homes in recent months
Police have not yet made any arrests in connection with the incident and LAPD is continuing to investigate.
This is part of a pattern of robberies where precious items have been taken from the homes of superstar athletes in the United States.
At the end of last year, the FBI sent a warning out to American professional sports leagues about potential organized burglaries that are specifically targeting superstar athletes.
Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes had his house broken into back on October 6. 48 hours later, the home of his Chiefs teammate, Travis Kelce, had also been hit by thieves.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow had his house broken into back in mid-December as he was playing a game on Monday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys.
Just last month, Pittsburgh Penguins hockey star Evgeni Malkin was robbed – with his three Stanley Cup championship rings swiped.
Homes are not the only thing that thieves are targeting. Late in December, a vehicle belonging to the fiancée of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was also hit by burglars.
In addition to Prescott, then-Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic also had his house robbed in late December.
Giroud joined LAFC over the summer in a move from Italian side AC Milan. In his first 19 games for the club, he bagged a pair of goals.
