Another Celebrity Robbed In LA: Rapper A$AP Rocky's Home Is Latest Target

LOS ANGELES, CA — Rapper and songwriter A$AP Rocky became the latest victim in a string of home invasion robberies and burglaries targeting LA's affluent neighborhoods.

Three robbers, armed with at least one gun, made off with $1.5 million in jewelry from the artist's Beverly Grove home. The thieves also tried to take a safe from the home but ended up dropping it on the sidewalk. A$AP Rocky, also known as Rakim Mayers, is the latest celebrity among a string of singers, actors and athletes targeted over the last year.

The robbery happened about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of North Flores Street where a woman was walking into a home when she was approached by three males, said Officer Liliana Preciado of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Division.

One of the robbers produced a gun and the suspects forced the woman back into the home, Preciado said.
The suspects took the jewelry and attempted to take a safe but ended up leaving it on a sidewalk, Preciado said.

The woman, who is not the homeowner, was the only person in the home and was not injured during the invasion.

Descriptions of the suspect were not immediately available.

The homes of actress Jaime Pressly, model and reality TV star Kendall Jenner, recording stars Nicki Minaj and Alanis Morissette, Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, Lakers guard Nick Young and former guard Derek Fisher have also been subject to burglaries or thefts in recent weeks, according to police and media reports.

The LAPD is aware of the burglaries and is investigating them, but a spokesman stopped short of saying they are believed to be related.

"We're aware of the rash of burglaries and are looking for a connection," but none has yet been found, Officer Tony Im of the department's Media Relations Section has said.

In March, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said police do not believe the recent string of burglaries at celebrities' homes are related.

"I spoke to Chief (Charlie) Beck about this," Garcetti said. "We don't think that any of the celebrity burglary cases are related; LAPD Commercial Crimes has dedicated resources and is investigating them."

The city has experienced an overall increase in crime the last three years, but through March 4, reported burglaries were down 1.2 percent through the same time last year, and total property crimes were down 0.4 percent.

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