Thieves Steal $400K Worth of Stuff From Venus Williams' Home

Burglary happened while Williams was at US Open
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Nov 16, 2017 7:19 PM CST
Thieves Steal $400K Worth of Stuff From Venus Williams' Home
In this Oct. 28, 2017 file photo, Venus Williams reacts after conceding a point to Caroline Garcia during their semifinal match at the WTA tennis tournament in Singapore.   (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)

Burglars hit tennis star Venus Williams' Florida home, stealing $400,000 worth of goods while she was at the US Open, the AP reports. The burglary happened between Sept. 1 and Sept. 5 at Williams' 10,000-square-foot home, which is in a well-to-do gated community, Palm Beach Gardens police said in a statement Thursday. 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.

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