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Four suspects have been arrested in connection with a series of Los Angeles home invasions, including one at the home of actor Brad Pitt.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to Oxygen that four people have been taken into custody in connection with the June 25 burglary that occurred on the 2300 block of N. Edgemont Drive. Multiple media outlets including People and the Los Angeles Times have tied the home to Pitt, who was in Europe at the time promoting his new film, “F1: The Movie.”
Two of the suspects, Damari Zair Charles and January Arman Watson, both 18, were arrested on August 11 on charges of first-degree burglary, according to People. They’re also accused of targeting another home in Orange County on Aug. 7.
The two additional suspects have not been identified yet.
What did burglars do at Brad Pitt’s home?
An unidentified police source told Los Angeles Times that at least three suspects climbed a fence surrounding Pitt’s home in the Los Feliz neighborhood at around 10:30 p.m. on June 25, broke a window and then gained entry to the actor’s house.
After making their way inside, the suspects allegedly made a mess of the place as they searched for valuables, leaving Pitt’s possessions overturned and strewn throughout the house.
The suspects “then fled the location with miscellaneous property,” police told People.
Authorities declined to comment about what specifically was taken from the house.
Brad Pitt was in Europe at the time of break-in
At the time of the break-in, Pitt was in London to attend the European premiere of his summer blockbuster.
The burglary at Pitt’s home is just one in a series of similar recent incidents targeting celebrities in the area, including Nicole Kidman, Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and soccer player Olivier Giroud, according to the Los Angeles Times.
However, the burglaries did not just occur at homes belonging to the rich and famous. It appears that the burglars targeted affluent neighborhoods, like Beverly Hills, and staked out homes using sophisticated techniques to determine if anyone is inside, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said in July, according to NBC LA.
“They may have cameras laid out on the property or on a car parked on the street across from the target house for a period of time, to be able to determine a pattern of life, to determine when a person is going to be home, when they’re going to be gone,” he said.
Charles and Watson are currently being held without bail at the Theo Lacy jail complex in Orange, California, as the investigation continues.
