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Hollywood Burglars Begin to Turn on Each Other
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The Hollywood Burglary Bunch apparently has no problems eating its own.
As we previously reported, investigators believe the ringmaster was one Rachel Lee, and now court documents obtained Friday by E! News offer yet more details into the case against her.
Lee was seemingly sold out by her alleged partner-in-crime, Nicholas Prugo, who is quoted in an affidavit saying she orchestrated hits on such stars as Orlando Bloom, Audrina Patridge and Brian Austin Green.
Prugo told detectives that Lee chose their celebrity targets, while he would gather information and pictures on the Internet. He also told investigators she was primarily after the designer wardrobes of celebs she "admired."
Prugo also gave investigators detailed descriptions of their methods and loot. For example, he said that he and Lee bagged between $200,000 and $300,00 of Chanel loot from Rachel Bilson's home and entered Paris Hilton's home three times, taking cash, narcotics and personal effects.
Prugo said he was nervous about committing the last burglary, at Lindsay Lohan's home, because they had already been captured on surveillance footage.
"You're already here," Lee allegedly told Prugo. "You might as well come inside and get something for yourself."
Sixth Hollywood Burglary Suspect in Custody
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Another suspect is down for the count.
Los Angeles police confirmed to E! News Wednesday that Jonathan Ajar, 27, another suspected member of a burglary ring that hit up the houses of Hollywood's rich, young and famous is in custody after turning himself in today.
He's being held on $85,000 bail.
The cops had no further comment, but the L.A. District Attorney's Office says that charges had already been filed against Ajar in absentia, none of them having to do with the actual act of burglary, but rather to the guns and drugs found when authorities searched his home on Oct. 22.
"We didn't file any charges against him related to the actual burglary," D.A. spokeswoman Jane Robison said. "We charged him with multiple counts of possession, for sale of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm."
Officials warned last week, when Ajar was nowhere to be found, that he should be considered armed and dangerous.
So far, alleged ringleader Nicholas Prugo, 18, has been charged with seven counts of residential burglary; Diana Tamayo, 19, is charged with two; and Alexis Neiers, 18, Roy Lopez Jr., 27, and Courtney Leigh Ames, 18, are each facing one count.
Prugo is accused of participating in the break-ins at the homes of Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge, Orlando Bloom, Megan Fox, Rachel Bilson and Paris Hilton, and the gang also allegedly invaded Ashley Tisdale's space.
—Reporting by Ashley Fultz and Lindsay Miller
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Warrants Show Hollywood's Burglar Bunch Made Out Like Bandits
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Crime may not pay, but it sure can comp you some priceless merchandise. Until you're caught, that is.
According to newly released documents detailing the spoils from the search warrants targeting the celeb-obsessed pals who allegedly ripped off Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, Megan Fox, Rachel Bilson, Audrina Patridge, Ashley Tisdale and Brian Austin Green, the so-called Hollywood Burglar Bunch certainly knew how to get the most out of their home invasions.
Police managed to recover all manner of jewelry, designer goods and, as no ill-thought-out crime ring is complete without them, drugs and guns. The goods were retrieved in raids carried out Oct. 22.
Now get a load of this haul:
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More Charges Filed Against Prolific Hollywood Burglar Bunch
UPDATE: The L.A. District Attorney's Office has charged four more people with felony residential burglary and upped the number of counts 18-year-old Nicholas Prugo of Calabasas is facing to seven.
Fellow suspects Alexis Neiers, 18, Roy Lopez Jr., 27, and Courtney Leigh Ames, 18, are facing one count apiece, while Diana Tamayo, 19, is facing two
Per court documents, Lopez and Ames were allegedly in on the Paris Hilton break-in, Neiers supposedly particpated in the Orlando Bloom heist, and Tamayo is on the hook for the Lindsay Lohan and Ashley Tisdale burglaries. Prugo allegedly took part in all (except Tisdale), plus burglarized the homes of Rachel Bilson, Megan Fox and Audrina Patridge.
Prugo is due to be arraigned Nov. 12, while his codefendants are due in court Nov. 16 (Neiers), Nov. 17 (Tamayo), Nov. 20 (Ames) and Nov. 23 (Lopez). All are currently free on bail since being arrested last week.
The investigation into suspect Rachel Lee is ongoing, per D.A. spokeswoman Jane Robison.
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Good thing the Los Angeles Police Department isn't as sensitive to awkward topics as Lindsay Lohan is.
Adding to the ever-growing list of celebrity victims of the bizarre student burglar ring, the LAPD announced that Ashley Tisdale, Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green were the latest stars to have their home heists linked to the fashion-forward hooligans.
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Hollywood Burglary Ring Broken Up; Lindsay, Audrina and Pals Exhale
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UPDATE: Paris got her baubles back! The LAPD returned most of the heiress' stolen belongings to her last night.
"She didn't get everything but fortunately most of her jewelry was returned," her publicist, Dawn Miller, tells People. "She is really pleased and thankful to the LAPD for their help."
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It's a blockbuster potentially starring Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge, Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom and Rachel Bilson. Too bad it will be playing out in the L.A. courthouse instead of a movie house.
Los Angeles police tell E! News that they have shut down a burglary ring that allegedly targeted several young Hollywood stars, stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and clothes.
A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department says that 19-year-old Diana Tamayo, 18-year-old Alexis Neiers, 18-year-old Courtney Ames and a man named Roy Lopez were taken into custody Thursday as part of a sting operation.
No charges have been filed yet, but the foursome is expected to be tagged with felony burglary charges. Ames and Neiers were released on $50,000 bond. (As of this writing, Lopez and Tamayo were still jailed.)
Another woman, 19-year-old Rachel J. Lee, was arrested in Clark County, Nev., on charges of possession of stolen property and voluntarily surrendered in the Lohan/Patridge case. Bond was set at $3,000.
Suspect Charged for Burglarizing Lindsay, Audrina
We are happy to report that Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge can relax and go on doing whatever it is they do these days.
The tabloid tandem is probably feeling more secure now that the guy accused of breaking into their respective homes and making off with some $170,000 in jewelry and clothes has been formally charged.
Nicholas Prugo, an 18-year-old SoCal native, was rung up today on two felony counts of residential burglary, according to a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office.
Prugo was busted Sept. 17 for allegedly nicking $43,000 in baubles from Chez Patridge and $128,000 in wardrobe and trinkets from Lohan Manor.
He is out now on $100,000 bail and scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 11. If convicted of the charges, he could face up to six years in the slammer.
Another woman, Rachel Lee, voluntarily surrendered to police after she was supposedly caught on security cameras attempting to enter Lohan's home. She has yet to be charged.
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Audrina Is Doing the Single Ladies Dance Again
Listen up, gentlemen! Audrina Patridge is available.
She and Aussie BMX racer Corey Bohan's two-month romance is dunzo.
"Yes, she is single," Patridge's rep tells me.
This isn't the first time Audrina and Corey have broken up. They briefly dated in 2008, and he even appeared in four episodes of The Hills before they reunited this summer. No word on what did them in this time around.
Patridge, 24, was solo at last night's Auto Club Speedway's Pepsi 500 party at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, where she talked about her final days on The Hills…
No More Beer-Toting Visitors for Audrina Patridge
Audrina Patridge's alleged stalker will have to stay on his side of The Hills for good.
The reality starlet and her brother, makeup artist Mark Patridge, appeared in court this morning to make 24-year-old Zachory Loring stay away from her permanently. She and her sib were granted a temporary restraining order on Sept. 10 after Loring showed up at their Hollywood Hills home with disturbing poems and letters, a beer and even a drawing of a woman being strangled.
"Audrina appeared this morning in Los Angeles Superior Court and took the witness stand," her rep, Jennifer Shoucair Weaver, tells E! News. "She was questioned by attorney Jeffery Rubenstein about several incidents which occurred with an alleged stalker, Zachory Loring. The judge issued a three-year permanent restraining order against Mr. Loring, who did not appear in court, to stay 100 yards from Audrina."
Too bad simply bickering won't be enough to force Kristin Cavallari to keep away from the Sorority Row victim.
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Whit Port's BFF: The City Is "Classier" Than The Hills
Roxy Olin comes from some pretty good Hollywood genes. Her dad is Brothers & Sisters producer Ken Olin and her mom is Patricia Wettig, who stars on the show. Roxy even appears on the hit ABC primetime drama.
But soon you'll be seeing a lot more of Ms. Roxy, because she's joined The City. Not only is the 23-year-old living in New York City with Whitney Port, but they're also working together at fashion PR firm People's Revolution.
I caught up with Roxy the other day on her way home from a weekend with her mom in the Hamptons. Read on to find out about her decision to jump into the world of reality TV, discover which costar she can't stand and why she thinks The City is "classier" than The Hills...
Lauren Conrad Won't Be Watching Audrina's Show
Lauren Conrad isn't setting her TiVo for former roommate Audrina Patridge's spinoff show.
"I don't like to watch people I know on TV...it's weird," she told me last night at Alice + Olivia's fall preview party. "Even friends of mine that are actors, I don't like to watch their shows. There's just something weird about it."
So maybe she doesn't watch her actor boyfriend Kyle Howard, either, who Lauren confirmed she's still seeing.
Another show she won't be tuning into? The Hills...
Cops Tie Lindsay & Audrina Burglaries Together, Suspect Arrested
Way to kill two birds with one stone.
Police have charged an 18-year-old man with felony burglary in connection with break-ins at the homes of both Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge, E! News confirmed Thursday.
Nicholas Prugo, who's accused of burglarizing the ladies' respective residences, was arrested at around 7:30 a.m. by Hollywood burglary detectives, according to LAPD spokeswoman Officer Sarah Faden.
"They arrived at the 3500 block of Gladiola Drive in the city of Calabasas, where they took Nicholas Prugo into custody," Faden said.
"He's being charged with felony burglary and being held on $20,000 bail. The case will be presented to the District Attorney's Office, and at this point it is still pretty much ongoing."
Lohan "thanks the LAPD for doing such an excellent and expedient job," dad Michael Lohan, who called the arrest "wonderful news," exclusively told E! this afternoon.
"At this time, she wants to speak to detectives involved before releasing an official statement in regards to Nicholas. For the time being, she has no comment regarding the perpetrator than to thank the police and people involved in his apprehension."
Audrina's Alleged Stalker in the Slammer
Now if only Audrina Patridge could make Kristin Cavallari disappear like this...
The man who so pestered Patridge that she sought a restraining order against him has been locked up on a pair of warrants in separate cases.
Zachory Loring, 24, was jailed yesterday in Sonoma, Calif., on outstanding charges of vandalism and disturbing the peace. "It's pretty much a simple warrant arrest," says Sonoma PD spokesman Lt. Chris Spallino.
Loring had been rung up in the town of Petaluma on the respective misdemeanors in 2007 and last June. He remains held without bail and is due in court on Friday.
The 24-year-old star of The Hills and Sorority Row claimed Loring repeatedly showed up unannounced at her L.A. home, once with a picture of a strangled woman. That prompted her to go to court to keep him away.
A hearing on making the protection order permanent is set for Sept. 30. Patridge's rep declined to comment on Loring's arrest.
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