Former NFL star Richard Sherman’s home targeted in armed burglary

CALLING FOR TONIGHT. AND FIRST AT FIVE. EXCLUSIVE NEW VIDEO SHOWING BURGLARS CARRYING A SAFE AND SUITCASES OUT OF THE HOME OF BUCKS STAR BOBBY PORTIS. POLICE TELL 12 NEWS INVESTIGATES THEY ALSO TOOK PORTIS 2021 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP RING. PROSECUTORS SAY THE GROUP, ALL FROM CHILE, ARE PART OF A SOUTH AMERICAN THEFT RING TARGETING HIGH PROFILE ATHLETES. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER JAMES STRATTON HAS THAT EXCLUSIVE NEW VIDEO TONIGHT. TONIGHT, NEW VIDEO. 12 NEWS INVESTIGATES OBTAINED SHOWS THREE MEN BREAKING INTO THE HOME OF BUCS PLAYER BOBBY PORTIS WHILE HE WAS PLAYING AT FISERV FORUM TWO, WAVING TO ANOTHER STANDING IN THE YARD, SPEAKING ON CELL PHONES AND THEN BREAKING THE GLASS TO A BEDROOM WINDOW. KICKING THEIR WAY INTO THE BEDROOM AND JUST A FEW MINUTES LATER, PULLING OUT THIS SAFE ONE HOISTED OVER HIS HEAD AND WALKS OFF. LATER, ANOTHER CARRIES OUT WHAT LOOKS TO BE A SUITCASE AND ANOTHER BAG. AND A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE BURGLARY, PROSECUTORS SAY THEY TOOK THIS PHOTO POSING WITH WHAT THEY STOLE IN A NEARBY HOTEL. PROSECUTORS SAY TO BRAG RIVER HILLS POLICE SAY PORTIS CONFIRMS THE JEWELRY IN THIS PHOTO IS HIS. IT IS CRAZY THAT THE PICTURE ON THERE, LIKE, I AIN’T GONNA SAY NOTHING. IT WORKS ME UP, MAN. RIVER HILLS POLICE SAY THESE THREE ARE RESPONSIBLE. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED THE FOURTH AND HAVEN’T RECOVERED ANYTHING THAT WAS STOLEN. JEWELRY AND DESIGNER BAGS WORTH NEARLY $1.5 MILLION, INCLUDING HIS 2021 BUCKS NBA CHAMPIONSHIP RING. WE STILL HAVE TO LAY YOUR HEAD WHERE YOU GOT ROBBED AT, AND SOMETIMES IT’S KIND OF DISTURBING. THE GROUP OF SEVEN TOTAL ALSO ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO THE HOMES OF KANSAS CITY CHIEFS STAR PATRICK MAHOMES AND TRAVIS KELCE BACK IN OCTOBER, AND CINCINNATI BENGALS QUARTERBACK JOE BURROW IN DECEMBER. ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, THE THEFT GROUP’S M.O. TO TARGET, QUOTE, HIGH PROFILE ATHLETES. WHILE THEY ARE KNOWN TO BE AWAY FROM HOME. WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT PROSECUTORS SAY THEY DID TO PORTIS’S HOME IN RIVER HILLS. AND JAMES IS WITH US NOW IN STUDIO. JAMES, INVESTIGATORS HAVEN’T RECOVERED ANY OF HIS BELONGINGS OR ARRESTED THE SUSPECT. AND ACCORDING TO RIVER HILLS POLICE, KRISTEN, THE FEAR IS THAT THEY AREN’T IN THE COUNTRY. AND AS THINGS AREN’T IN THE COUNTRY, FEDERAL WARRANTS ARE OUT FOR

Former NFL player Richard Sherman is the latest sports figure whose home has been burglarized.Related video above: Thieves took championship ring in burglary of Bucks' Bobby Portis's homeThe Super Bowl champion posted pictures and a video on social media asking if anyone recognized three armed intruders that broke into his house last weekend.Sherman, an Amazon Prime Video analyst, was a three-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl defensive back from 2011 to 2021 with Seattle, San Francisco and Tampa Bay. He helped the Seahawks win the Super Bowl in 2014.“House being robbed at gun point with my family in it isn’t what anyone wants for a birthday gift,” said Sherman, who turned 37 on Sunday. “Scary situation that my wife handled masterfully and kept my kids safe. If anyone has any info that can help find these people please reach out.”A message seeking comment was left Tuesday with the King County Sheriff’s Office.The FBI has warned leagues about crime organizations targeting professional athletes following a string of burglaries at the homes of prominent players. Leagues have issued security alerts to their players after the break-ins, some of which have come when players were away with their teams for road games.Victims of home invasions include quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City and Joe Burrow of Cincinnati, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, NBA players Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers, Bobby Portis of Milwaukee, Mike Conley Jr. of Minnesota and Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin.In February, seven men from Chile were charged in Florida federal court with orchestrating burglaries at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country.

Former NFL player Richard Sherman is the latest sports figure whose home has been burglarized.

Related video above: Thieves took championship ring in burglary of Bucks' Bobby Portis's home

The Super Bowl champion posted and on social media asking if anyone recognized three armed intruders that broke into his house last weekend.

Sherman, an Amazon Prime Video analyst, was a three-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl defensive back from 2011 to 2021 with Seattle, San Francisco and Tampa Bay. He helped the Seahawks win the Super Bowl in 2014.

“House being robbed at gun point with my family in it isn’t what anyone wants for a birthday gift,” said Sherman, who turned 37 on Sunday. “Scary situation that my wife handled masterfully and kept my kids safe. If anyone has any info that can help find these people please reach out.”

A message seeking comment was left Tuesday with the King County Sheriff’s Office.

The FBI has warned leagues about crime organizations targeting professional athletes following a string of burglaries at the homes of prominent players. Leagues have issued security alerts to their players after the break-ins, some of which have come when players were away with their teams for road games.

Victims of home invasions include quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City and Joe Burrow of Cincinnati, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, NBA players Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers, Bobby Portis of Milwaukee, Mike Conley Jr. of Minnesota and Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin.

In February, seven men from Chile were charged in Florida federal court with orchestrating burglaries at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country.

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