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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been given a stark warning after a number of homes in their neighbourhood were targeted by thieves.
A property just five minutes away from their $14.6million (£11.8million) mansion in Montecito, California, was burgled by a group of criminals who are known for trying to break into safes. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's office issued a statement following the theft.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff officer Rachel Zick said in a statement: "In the past week, deputies have taken several burglary reports with notable similarities in the resident layouts, times of occurrence and items taken. In these burglaries, criminals target unoccupied residences that back up to open spaces such as golf courses as well as creeks, streams or the ocean."
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been warned about their home (Google Esrth)The burglaries occurred while Meghan and Harry were in Jamaica attending the film premiere of Bob Marley: One Love. Rachel's statement continued: "Investigators have noted most of these crimes tend to occur between the hours of 6pm and 10pm.
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"The most recent burglaries occurred on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, in the 1500-block of Las Tunas in Montecito, and two in the 800- block of Sand Point Lane, Carpinteria. The suspect(s) in these cases are targeting safes." It's not the first time the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been warned about thieves.
In July 2022, it was reported that their mansion had six break-in alerts within the first 14 months of their move to America. Two of them were intruder scares, with police rushing to respond. Both calls were logged as "trespasser", "property crimes" and "suspicious circumstances".
Harry and Meghan spend a lot of money on security to keep their family safe. It's been reported that the bill for security is $2million (£1.5million). Speaking to Page Six, a source said Meghan and Harry forked out the money after the Royal Family took away their bodyguards. The couple currently employ Barack Obama's security guard Christopher Sanchez.