Joe Burrow break-in: Model Olivia Ponton phoned 911 when Cincinnati Bengals star’s $12m mansion targeted
A swimsuit model - who is not his girlfriend - was the one who called police when NFL star Joe Burrow’s US$7.5 million ($12m) mansion was broken into while he was playing in Dallas.
The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback has become the latest US sports star to be targeted by home invaders.
No one was injured in the Cincinnati break-in, but the home was ransacked, according to a report provided by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
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A person employed by Burrow, who has been revealed as model Olivia Ponton, arrived at the Anderson Township home on Monday night (local time) to find a shattered bedroom window and the home in disarray.
It is unclear what work she was doing for Burrow who had been in longtime relationship with Olivia Holzmacher with the pair reportedly engaged.
Burrow is yet to comment on the break-in.
The couple have been together since 2015 after meeting at Ohio State University. Holzmacher works in the e-commerce industry.
Ponton, 22, rose to fame in 2019 through her fitness and lifestyle posts on Instagram and now has three million followers and 7.6 million followers on TikTok.
She started modelling for Sports Illustrated in 2022 and has modelled for Victoria’s Secret and Ralph Lauren.
Deputies weren’t immediately able to determine what items were stolen and have reached out to neighbours in an attempt to piece together surveillance footage.
The homes of Kansas Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were broken into in October.
In the NBA, Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis had his home broken into November 2 and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr.’s home was burgled on September 15 while he was at a Minnesota Vikings game.
Portis had offered a $40,000 reward for information.
Both the NFL and NBA issued security alerts to players after those break-ins, urging them to take additional precautions to secure their homes.
In league memos previously obtained by The Associated Press, the NFL said homes of professional athletes across multiple sports have become “increasingly targeted for burglaries by organized and skilled groups.”
And the NBA revealed that the FBI has connected some burglaries to “transnational South American Theft Groups” that are “reportedly well-organised, sophisticated rings that incorporate advanced techniques and technologies, including pre-surveillance, drones, and signal jamming devices.”
Some of the burglary groups have conducted extensive surveillance on targets, including attempted home deliveries and posing as grounds maintenance or joggers in the neighborhood, according to officials.
With AAP
