Crime & Safety
Lionel Ritchie's Home Targeted By Burglar: Report
The man was caught on camera entering Lionel Ritchie's Beverly Hills home, according to a report.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA — A man who broke into singer-songwriter Lionel Ritchie's home — but was scared off by the security alarm — was arrested early Friday morning, according to a report.
Officers responded to a 911 call from the musician's home just after midnight. The caller reported an intruder was on the property, NBC Los Angeles reported.
Responding officers found the suspect a few blocks away, near Wilshire and Beverly Glen boulevards. Michael John Bond, 38, was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary, the station reported.
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Security cameras at Ritchie's property captured the suspect entering the home and leaving, apparently frightened off by the security alarm, NBC Los Angeles reported.
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