HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The great celebrity heist may be over.
Five people have been arrested following a string of burglaries in Hollywood targeting the homes of such stars as Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom and Audrina Patridge, the Associated Press reports.
The suspects were taken into custody on Thursday after police served search warrants in four locations in Southern California and one in Las Vegas. Those arrested have been identified as 18-year-olds Rachel Lee, Courtney Ames and Alexis Neiers; Diana Tamayo, 19, and Roy Lopez, Jr., 27. Bail was set at $50,000 for each, AP said.
The group is said to have located the home addresses by using Hollywood star maps and the Internet. They allegedly timed their break-ins around the stars making a scheduled public appearance, allowing them to swoop into the homes as they made off with thousands of dollars worth of designer goods.
Many of the suspects taken into custody were high school classmates of 18-year-old Nicholas Prugo, who was arrested last month for allegedly stealing $170,000 in jewelry and clothes from Lohan and Patridge. Prugo is scheduled to be arraigned on Nov. 11.
On Saturday, E! reported that Neiers is currently involved in a pilot for the network that just began shooting.
“We are concerned by recent events, awaiting further details and will be monitoring the situation closely,” the cable network said in a statement.
