Goods worth $400K stolen from Venus Williams' Florida home
Burglars hit tennis star Venus Williams' Florida home, stealing $400,000 worth of goods while she was at the U.S. Open, police said Thursday.
The
burglary happened between Sept. 1 and 5 at Williams' 10,000-square-foot
(1,000-square-meter) home, which is in a well-to-do gated community,
Palm Beach Gardens police said in a statement.
Police blacked out from
their report what was stolen. No arrests have been made.
Palm
Beach County property records show Williams and her sister Serena
bought the home new in 2000. It is now valued at $2.3 million.
Venus Williams' agent, Carlos Fleming, did not respond to an email seeking comment. The burglary was first reported by WPEC-TV.
This
is the second time in five months Palm Beach Gardens police did not
publicly release information about an incident involving Williams until
it was reported by a news outlet.
In
June, Williams was involved in a traffic accident near her home that
killed a passenger in the other car. Police have said the accident
investigation remains open, and she is being sued by the dead man's
estate. Palm Beach Gardens police did not issue a news release or the
accident report until the website TMZ published a story three weeks
after the crash.
Maj.
Eduardo Guillen said it is not the department's practice to issue news
releases about major crimes and fatal traffic accidents involving its
residents, something other departments in Florida and nationally do
routinely.
''The
department is not in the business of randomly releasing information on
cases. Ms. Williams is a private citizen within our community and she
will be extended the same privacy all our citizens expect,'' Guillen
said in an email to The Associated Press.
The suburb of about 54,000 residents is mostly middle class, but has wealthy enclaves.
Williams,
37, has had one of her best recent years on the court, finishing second
at both Wimbledon and the Australian Open and reaching the semi-finals
at the U.S. Open.
Williams
has seven career Grand Slam titles and career on-court earnings of
nearly $40 million. She has her own clothing line and endorsement deals
with Ralph Lauren, Kraft foods, Tide detergent and Wilson sporting
goods. She also owns a small percentage of the Miami Dolphins.
Associated Press
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