Posted Oct 24th 2009 9:30AM by TMZ Staff
One of the suspects in the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch is already turning on her fellow suspects -- blaming everyone but herself for the celebrity stealing spree.
TMZ spoke with Alexis Neiers, aka Alexis Taylor, who wasted no time pointing her finger at suspect Nick Prugo saying, "I know for a fact Nick did all of these burglaries. He did every single burglary, he told me this after the police let him go. Nick is blaming people, trying to get the blame off himself."
Alexis then described the roles of the other four suspects, "Rachel Lee was his main accomplice and they brought Diana Tamayo into this. Diana, Nick and Rachel did the burglaries together. Roy Lopez was the one who sold the stuff they had taken ... and he's friends with Courtney Ames and that's why she was arrested."
Alexis finished up by explaining how she got caught up in the investigation, saying "The only reason they came to my house was because they thought I was holding property for Nick, they even searched my house and found nothing. I'm innocent in all of this and feel terrible for all the people who got robbed."
Filed under: Lindsay Lohan, Exclusives, Audrina Patridge, Burglar Bunch
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 3:14PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned cops suspect 19-year-old Rachel Lee is the "master mind" of the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch.
Lee was arrested in Las Vegas yesterday -- and law enforcement sources tell us she is suspected of organizing a plan to steal cash, jewelry, clothing, luggage, purses and other personal items from several major Hollywood celebrities, including Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, Lindsay Lohan and Rachel Bilson.
We're told when Lee was busted, cops impounded a variety of items from her father's Las Vegas home -- including two laptops, photographs of a partially nude woman, photographs of Lee's friends, more than two hundred $100 bills, a Korean passport and a vial of marijuana.
Sources also tell us cops found a series of items that may have been taken from various celebrity homes. The items include a hat linked to Lindsay Lohan, jeans linked to Rachel Bilson and partially nude photographs linked to Paris Hilton ... no surprise there.
We've learned Lee told the arresting officers she discovered she was a "person of interest" in the case from "watching TMZ."
We're told Lee has denied being involved in any of the burglaries. She's currently behind bars in a Clark County, Nevada jail.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Exclusives, Audrina Patridge, Burglar Bunch
Tags: arrested, Audrina Patridge, AudrinaPatridge, burglar bunch, BurglarBunch, burglary, LAPD, Lindsay Lohan, LindsayLohan, Orlando Bloom, OrlandoBloom, Paris Hilton, ParisHilton, robbed, robbery, suspect
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 11:52AM by TMZ Staff
Lindsay Lohan's stolen watch may have reappeared -- possibly on the arm of one of the people accused of taking it.
As we've already told you we got the data from the computer Nick Prugo had used during the alleged spree of the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch.
One of the images is a Google search for Lindsay Lohan/Blue Rolex. There's also a Google image search for Lindsay Lohan Rolex.
Police believe one of the celebrity targets was Lindsay Lohan. She had watches, among other items stolen from her home.
The image above is from the same computer, showing someone sporting a blue Rolex. One of Lindsay's reps says it well could be LiLo's watch.
If true, the Burglar Bunch is both bold and stupid for the photographic braggadocio.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan, Exclusives, Burglar Bunch
Tags: arrested, burglar bunch, BurglarBunch, burglary, lindsay lohan, LindsayLohan, nick prugo, NickPrugo, robbed, robbery, stolen
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 11:21AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned a fifth suspect was arrested yesterday in connection with the burglaries of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge's homes -- 27-year-old Roy Lopez.
Law enforcement sources tell us Lopez -- who we're told works as a bouncer at a bar in Calabasas, CA -- was also booked for felony burglary and his bail was set at $50,000.
As we first reported, the other four suspects -- Rachel Lee, Diana Tamayo, Courtney Ames and Alexis Neiers -- were also arrested yesterday.
Nick Prugo -- who was arrested back in September -- has already been charged with two counts of felony burglary.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan, Exclusives, Audrina Patridge, Burglar Bunch
Tags: Alexis Neirs, AlexisNeirs, arrested, Audrina Patridge, AudrinaPatridge, burglar bunch, BurglarBunch, burglary, Courtney Ames, CourtneyAmes, Diana Tamayo, DianaTamayo, Lindsay Lohan, LindsayLohan, Rachel Lee, RachelLee, robbed, robbery, Roy Lopez, RoyLopez
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 10:23AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned 19-year-old Rachel Lee was arrested yesterday in Clark County, Nevada for possession of stolen property -- in connection with the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch string of celebrity heists.
Lee is still behind bars -- bail has been set at $3,000.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan, Exclusives, Audrina Patridge, Burglar Bunch
Tags: burglar bunch, BurglarBunch, burglary, nick prugo, NickPrugo, rachel lee, RachelLee, robbed, robbery
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 10:03AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained computer data that seems to link the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch to several stars whose homes were hit.
Take a look at this Google Map, isolating the Hollywood Hills home of Orlando Bloom (see yellow thumbtack). The Map was on a computer used by suspected burglar Nick Prugo. Bloom's home was burglarized on July 15 and hundreds of thousands of dollars in watches were stolen. Law enforcement sources tell us they believe the Burglar Bunch hit Bloom's home, in addition to a string of other celebs in the Hollywood Hills. The Map could be a smoking gun.
Nick Prugo and the other suspects used the computer to store photos and videos, showing off jewelry and possibly plotting various burglaries. The computer in question had been stolen from a Los Angeles businessman ... cops believe it was stolen by the Burglar Bunch. The LAPD seized the computer -- but it appeared to have been completely scrubbed so it was returned to the owner.
The owner, however, hired a computer expert who was able to recover a treasure trove of possible evidence linking the Burglar Bunch to various star victims.
Prugo, along with three other women, have been arrested in connection with the burglaries of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge, both of whom had jewelry stolen from their homes.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan, Exclusives, Audrina Patridge, Burglar Bunch
Tags: audrina patridge, AudrinaPatridge, burglar bunch, BurglarBunch, burglary, lapd, lindsay lohan, LindsayLohan, nick prugo, NickPrugo, orlando bloom, OrlandoBloom, robbed
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 8:54AM by TMZ Staff
We now know the third person arrested in connection with the burglaries of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge's home -- 18-year old Alexis Neiers.
TMZ shot Alexis (right), Diana Tamayo (center) and Courtney Ames (left) as cops brought them into Van Nuys jail in the back of a cruiser last night -- after the trio was arrested for felony burglary.
Ames and Neiers were released after posting $50,000 bail. On the way out, Ames denied any wrongdoing while Neiers said "I didn't do jack s**t, it's a joke." Tamayo is still in custody.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan, Exclusives, Audrina Patridge, Burglar Bunch
Tags: alexis neirs, AlexisNeirs, arrested, audrina patridge, AudrinaPatridge, burglar bunch, BurglarBunch, burglary, courtney ames, CourtneyAmes, diana tamayo, DianaTamayo, felony, jail, lindsay lohan, LindsayLohan, robbed, robbery
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 10:26PM by TMZ Staff
We've learned the identities of two people who were arrested today in connection with the burglaries of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge's homes -- and they may also be responsible for hitting the homes of Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom ... and now Rachel Bilson.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ 18-year-old Courtney Ames and 19-year-old Diana Tamayo were both arrested today for felony burglary. They are believed to be connected to 18-year-old Nick Prugo -- who has already been charged with two counts of felony residential burglary.
Bail for both Ames and Tamayo has been set at $50,000.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Exclusives, Audrina Patridge, Burglar Bunch
Tags: arrested, audrina patridge, AudrinaPatridge, buglary, burglar bunch, BurglarBunch, courtney ames, CourtneyAmes, diana tamayo, DianaTamayo, lapd, lindsay lohan, LindsayLohan, nick prugo, NickPrugo, orlando bloom, OrlandoBloom, paris hilton, ParisHilton, rachel bilson, rachel lee, RachelBilson, RachelLee
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 7:57PM by TMZ Staff
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the homes of Orlando Bloom and Paris Hilton may have also been hit by Nick Prugo and his band of alleged burglars.
Bloom's Hollywood home was hit back in July -- cops say $500,000 in jewelry was taken.
Hilton's Hollywood Hills home was burglarized in December 2008 -- she reported roughly $2 million worth of missing stuff.
We're also told there may be more celeb victims involved.
Sources also tell TMZ three people have been detained and are being questioned by LAPD detectives right now -- the group does not include Prugo.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Exclusives, Audrina Patridge, Burglar Bunch
Tags: Audrina Patridge, AudrinaPatridge, burglar bunch, BurglarBunch, Lindsay Lohan, LindsayLohan, Nick Prugo, NickPrugo, Orlando Bloom, OrlandoBloom, Paris Hilton, ParisHilton, robbed, robbery
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 6:15PM by TMZ Staff
Four women have been arrested in connection to the Audrina Patridge-Lindsay Lohan burglary case, this according to People.com.
According to the report, one of the women is 19-year-old Rachel Lee -- a friend of Nick Prugo ... the 18-year-old who was already arrested and charged with hitting the celebrity homes.
The LAPD has not confirmed the arrests.
Story developing...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan, Burglar Bunch
Posted Oct 20th 2009 11:24AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Nick Prugo -- the 18-year-old who was arrested for allegedly burglarizing Lindsay Lohan's home in August -- has been charged with two felony residential burglaries and the second involves another celebrity.
We're told the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office has charged Prugo with both Lindsay's burglary and the burglary of "The Hills" star Audrina Patridge.
Both break-ins were caught on surveillance video and it appears Prugo has a starring role in each of them.
As for the other burglars in the videos ... so far no arrests have been made.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Lindsay Lohan, Exclusives, Audrina Patridge
Tags: audrina patridge, AudrinaPatridge, burglary, lindsay lohan, LindsayLohan, nicholas prugo, NicholasPrugo, nick prugo, NickPrugo, the hills, TheHills
Posted Oct 18th 2009 12:45AM by TMZ Staff
I spy with my little eye ... Lindsay Lohan leaving Teddy's nightclub in Hollywood last night.
She was probably doing homework for her alcohol education classes.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Lindsay Lohan
Tags: lindsay lohan, LindsayLohan, nightclub, teddys
Posted Oct 18th 2009 12:30AM by TMZ Staff
It's amazing how quickly your famous friends will dump you when you're accused of stealing ... from famous people.
Nick Prugo (right), who cops believe was a part of celeb burglaries of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge, was spotted out last week with Nickelodeon star Drake Bell (left) and Playboy Cyber Girl Tess Taylor (hot chick). But each of them tells TMZ they see Nick in a whole new light now.
Tess tells us, "I have known Nick for many years but have decided to distance myself after his recent incident. I really don't agree with his choices or the people that he has surrounded himself with. Drake Bell and I were at the Roosevelt when I happened to run into Nick inside. That picture of us three was taken as Drake and I were leaving, and it's pretty obvious Nick followed us out to get his picture taken. I am embarrassed to have ever been his friend."
Drake wasn't quite as harsh, saying, "I was introduced to Nick Prugo a while back from some of my friends. After we met I've hung out with him on different occasions, and he's even been over to my house a couple times. Sometimes when people have come to my house I've been wary of what they might do. With Nick I never felt that I had to be wary of him, but I'm definitely going to be careful now."
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Lindsay Lohan, Exclusives
Tags: drake bell, DrakeBell, lindsay lohan, LindsayLohan, nick prugo, NickPrugo, tess taylor, TessTaylor
