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BBC Sport – Police in Chile say they have arrested three people suspected of carrying out a series of burglaries on the homes of high-profile athletes in the US and Argentina.<\/p>\n
Taylor Swift’s fianc\u00e9 Travis Kelce was among star names whose homes were struck during 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n
During the spree thieves took expensive watches, valuable jewellery and souvenirs including sports jerseys.<\/p>\n
Last week, police arrested two people who had broken into the Argentinian home of the 2009 US Open winner Juan Mart\u00edn del Potro.<\/p>\n
\n It led them to a third suspect, who was arrested on Saturday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Commissioner Enrique Gutierrez of Chilean Interpol said in a video reported by the AFP news agency that the trio would now be extradited. The gender of the three suspects have not been disclosed by police.<\/p>\n Gutierrez added: “These individuals will face justice in the United States or Argentina.<\/p>\n “They had no significant criminal record in Chile, having specialised in robberies outside our borders.”<\/p>\n The burglaries had taken place during a two-year spree and the investigation had seen earlier arrests carried out by police.<\/p>\n Officers have not confirmed the names of any of the athletes targeted by the gang.<\/p>\n Police said the alleged thieves would case out the properties before breaking into the homes.<\/p>\n They would also monitor social media profiles to see when the owners were away, as well as assess the buildings’ security measures.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kelce’s home was burgled on 7 October 2024 when he was away playing a game with the Kansas City Chiefs. A total of $20,000 in cash was taken in the raid.<\/p>\n Dallas Cowboys player Linval Joseph and Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis were also targeted in different burglaries.<\/p>\n It prompted the US’s National Football League to send out a memo warning athletes to be vigilant.<\/p>\n At the time it said criminals had used public records to find players’ addresses where they then spied on.<\/p>\n The memo added: “By tracking team schedules and the social media accounts of players and their families, they wait until homes are empty – often during games.”<\/p>\n In February last year seven men were charged in connection with the crime spree.<\/p>\n Chilean Interpol and the FBI have all been contacted by the BBC for comment.<\/p>\n
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