Dallas – The home of Tyler Seguin, a longtime Dallas Stars leader and seven-time NHL All-Star, was burglarized last month. This is the second theft of a high-profile athlete in North Texas and the latest in a string of break-ins affecting high-profile professional athletes.
gave The FBI believes organized crime is targeting athletes.. Officials said their main focus was on cash and items that could be resold on the black market, such as jewelry, watches and luxury bags.
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Donic’s house The attack took place on Guernsey Lane in the affluent area of Preston Hollow at around 10.30pm on December 27.
On Monday, the Dallas Stars admitted to stealing Seguin’s home in late November.
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“I can confirm that it happened,” a team official said, referring to the Seguin theft.
Burglary at Seguin’s house
According to Dallas Police, officers responded to a report of a burglary on Yolanda Lane on Nov. 29 at approximately 10:30 p.m. The police report stated that unknown suspects entered the victim’s house and took the property.
The break-in happened while Seguin was attending a Stars home game. To make matters worse, Seguin suffered what officials said was an injury Can sideline him for six months. After undergoing surgery to repair a femoral acetabular impingement on his hip.
Seguin made NHL All-Star appearances in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020. He was drafted second overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He won a Stanley Cup with the Bruins during his rookie season in 2011. He was traded to the Dallas Stars in 2013.
Seguin and Doncic have not publicly commented on their respective steals.
Other recent home burglaries of NFL and NBA players
In addition to Seguin and Doncic, NFL stars Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Joe Burrow and NBA players Jaylen Brown, Mike Conley Jr. and Bobby Portis have bought their homes as part of a larger trend. Targets include organized crime groups that target high-profile players. ‘Homes.
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“Easy money, it’s an easy win. You know they’re not going to be there; nobody’s going to be home,” said William Cutter, owner of Onyx Solutions Group LLC, a Texas-based bodyguard and security company.
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“We work anywhere from politicians, football players, sports players,” Cutter told CBS News Texas last week.
Cutter said crimes at Donk’s home have been common in Europe, but he’s seeing them more often in the United States.
“We’ve seen a lot of crimes of opportunity happen. However, the targeting of sports players is fairly new in America. It’s happening in London, England,” Cutter said. “They know when the games are being played, and often the players’ homes are targeted.”
“There is one way to prepare: that is to be there day and night and make sure nothing happens, like a low-profile presence,” he added.
The break-in at Doncic’s home came the same day an Associated Press source confirmed the guard will be sidelined for about a month before resuming the calf injury he suffered in the Christmas Day loss to the Timberwolves. should be reviewed.