Burglar Bunch Targeted Even More Celebs
The Burglar Bunch targeted way more celebs than we first thought ... this according to legal docs just obtained by TMZ.
According to a search warrant affidavit, alleged Burglar Bunch member Nick Prugo says his crew "door-knocked and conducted surveillance on the following celebrity residences:"
- Zac Efron
- Vanessa Hudgens
- Miley Cyrus
- Hilary Duff
- Spencer Pratt
- Channing Tatum
- Brittny Gastineau
- Ashley Tisdale
- Jacqueline Bisset
- Adam Goldstein aka DJ AM
The Burglar Bunch allegedly hit the homes of Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Audrina Patridge, Orlando Bloom, Rachel Bilson, Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox.
The affidavit we obtained was filed in support of a search warrant that was executed just yesterday at Nick Prugo's home. According to legal docs, nothing was seized.
Burglar Bunch Suspected Leader -- I Didn't Do It
Burglar Bunch suspect Rachel Lee followed suit of the rest of her alleged cohorts -- and just pled not guilty in court to five felonies stemming from a string of celebrity home break-ins.
Lee -- who cops believe is the "master mind" of the group -- is charged with three counts of residential burglary and two counts of receiving stolen property and is accused of pilfering from Paris Hilton, Audrina Patridge and Lindsay Lohan's pads.
Five of the other alleged members of the Bunch -- Nick Prugo, Alexis Neiers, Diana Tamayo, Courtney Ames and Roy Lopez, Jr. -- face a total of 12 counts of felony first degree residential burglary.
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Burglar Bunch Kid's Defense -- Peer Pressure!
Burglar Bunch member Nick Prugo has officially begun his televised tour of contrition -- explaining that he only broke into the homes of Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, Lindsay Lohan and more because he was just "trying to keep my friends."
Sporting his finest Larry Birkhead-esque haircut, Prugo went on "Good Morning America" today where he said he's trying to make amends to the victims and he realizes what he did "definitely wasn't O.K."
Prugo pled not guilty to eight felony burglaries back in December.
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Dumbest Alleged Burglar Bunch Crime Yet
Courtney Ames of alleged Burglar Bunch fame was just charged with one of the dumbest crimes ever.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office just charged Ames with receiving stolen property -- Lindsay Lohan's stolen necklace. Prosecutors say it's the very same necklace Ames stupidly wore to court in November.
A detective confiscated the necklace in the courtroom and now she's been charged. Ames was also charged with a second count of receiving stolen property over a leather jacket belonging to Paris Hilton ... but she didn't wear that one to court.
One more thing .. The D.A. is calling the alleged gang of thieves "The Bling Ring." We strongly prefer The Burglar Bunch.
Burglar Bunch Suspect Turns Herself In
Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch suspect Rachel Lee just turned herself in to the LAPD ... sources tell TMZ.
The L.A. District Attorney charged Lee with five felonies today -- three counts of residential burglary and two counts of receiving stolen property.
Lee is suspected of burglarizing the homes of Paris Hilton, Audrina Patridge and Lindsay Lohan.
We're told Lee is being booked right now.
UPDATE: Lee was just released after posting $150,000 bail.
Warrant Issued for Burglar Bunch Suspect
A felony warrant has been issued for the arrest of Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch suspect Rachel Lee ... sources tell TMZ.
Our sources say the L.A. County District Attorney issued the warrant today -- which contains three counts of felony residential burglary and two felony counts of receiving stolen property.
Lee was arrested in Nevada back in October for possession of stolen property -- but was never charged for the burglary of any of the celebrity victims' homes.
Five of the other alleged members of the Bunch -- Nick Prugo, Alexis Neiers, Diana Tamayo, Courtney Ames and Roy Lopez, Jr. -- face a total of 12 counts of felony first degree residential burglary.
The Bunch allegedly burglarized the homes of Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, Rachel Bilson, Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge, Brian Austin Green, Megan Fox and an L.A. business man.
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Burglar Bunch Suspects We Didn't Do It!
The Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch are really just a bunch of innocent kids ... or at least kids who have now officially pled not guilty.
Nick Prugo was in court today and pled not guilty to eight felony burglaries.
Diana Tamayo -- not guilty to two felony burglaries.
Courtney Ames and Roy Lopez Jr. -- not guilty to one felony burglary.
Bail for Prugo and Tamayo was set at $20,000 -- for Lopez and Ames it was $50,000.
The gang will have a courtroom reunion in January.
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Cop: Burglary Suspect Peed in Orlando's Bushes
One of the Burglar Bunch suspects admitted to peeing and puking in Orlando Bloom's bushes while three others were burglarizing his house ... this according to a detective's testimony today in suspect Alexis Neiers' preliminary trial.
Detective Brett Goodkin said he recently interviewed Alexis in the presence of her lawyer ... and that she admitted to being at Orlando's house on the night it was burglarized.
Det. Goodkin testified Alexis told him she rode with fellow suspect Nick Prugo to Bloom's house -- but was drunk and didn't know why they were going there.
Det. Goodkin said Alexis told him they met two females at Orlando's place -- including fellow suspect Rachel Lee -- and that Lee had already cut the fence outside Orlando's house before they even got there.
A different detective got on the stand after Goodkin, and said Alexis told him when she saw everyone ransacking Orlando's place, she got sick ... then threw up and peed in the bushes outside.
Neither detective said Alexis admitted to taking anything from the house.
UPDATE: Alexis will stand trial -- she's set to be arraigned on December 15.
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Burglar Bunch at Orlando's House Say Cheese!
TMZ has obtained a photo taken by security cameras outside of Orlando Bloom's house on the morning it was burglarized ... and authorities think the pic shows the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch doing their thing.
Even though only two suspected members of the bunch -- Alexis Neiers and Nick Prugo -- have been charged with the Bloom burglary, the photo clearly shows four hooded people walking in the street.
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The Dumbest Fashion Faux Pas Ever
It doesn't get much dumber than this -- one of the chicks arrested in the Burglar Bunch case rolled into court Friday wearing one of the very necklaces the gang is suspected of stealing from Lindsay Lohan.
Didn't take Sherlock Holmes to notice -- investigators immediately confiscated the necklace from Courtney Ames' neck because it looked just like the one stolen from Lindsay Lohan's home ... in fact, we already did a story about Courtney wearing the same exact necklace last week.
Ames had already told TMZ that she bought the rosary beads for five bucks at some shop, but today she told authorities the charm on the necklace was given to her by another member of the bunch -- i.e. it may have been stolen from someone at some point.
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Cops Cry 'Wolf' in Burglar Bunch Case
TMZ has learned a kid named Kanan Wolf is the latest "person of interest" in the Burglar Bunch investigation.
According to law enforcement sources, Wolf is close friends with primary suspects Rachel Lee -- who cops believe is the mastermind behind the burglaries -- and Diana Tamayo -- who's been charged with felony first degree residential burglary of Lindsay Lohan and Ashley Tisdale's homes.
Wolf's not yet a suspect -- but cops really want to talk to him.
Look familiar? You might recognize Wolf from partying it up at a swanky L.A. nightclub with Diana, Rachel, and Courtney Ames -- all suspects in the case.
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Burglar Bunch Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch suspect Alexis Neiers pled not guilty today to her alleged involvement in the burglary of Orlando Bloom's home last summer -- and she looked goooooooooood doing it.
After Alexis finished up in court, she stopped in the hallway and had her hair make-up done by a few pros -- before she met the press on her way out. Priorities, people!
Alexis -- who was charged with one count felony first degree residential burglary last month -- is due back in court on November 30.
As TMZ reported, Alexis' sister -- Playboy model Tess Taylor -- was seen wearing what Rachel Bilson believes is her stolen vest.
Bilson, Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge, Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom and Brian Austin Green are all possible victims of the Burglar Bunch.
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Prugo's Lawyer: You Gotta Keep 'Em Separated
It's all fun and games until someone gets outed as a rat -- so the lawyer for Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch suspect Nick Prugo wants his client kept far, far away from the people he snitched on.
Prugo just showed up for his arraignment in L.A. criminal court.
We're told Prugo's lawyer is pissed that a sealed affidavit was released last week, revealing that his client blew the whistle on the six other people who were allegedly involved in the burglaries of Lindsay Lohan, Audrina Patridge, Rachel Bilson, Orlando Bloom and Brian Austin Green.
We've learned Prugo's lawyer will file legal docs today asking the judge to try Prugo separately from the other suspects.
And there's this: Prugo was put into protective custody when he was labeled a rat. Among the many death threats he's received ... "Snitches get stitches."
UPDATE: Prugo's arraignment was waived until December 2.
Burglary Bunch Suspect -- Total 'P' Brain
Burglar Bunch suspect Nick Prugo just won another genius award -- taking a photo of himself wearing what looks to be Paris Hilton's stolen necklace ... then taking it one step further by taunting the heiress with a few choice words.
TMZ obtained the picture Prugo took of himself while flossing a "P" necklace which looks exactly like the one Paris -- one of the Burglar Bunch victims -- bought last year when she was dating Benji Madden.
Prugo even had the stones to write the following message on the pic: "Hey Paris, look familiar?"
Funny ... Prugo can ask Paris -- who was locked up a few years ago -- the same question if he ends up getting time as well.
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Johnny Dangerous -- I'm No Snitch!
Though Burglar Bunch suspect Jonathan Ajar -- aka "Johnny Dangerous" -- continues to stew in his L.A. jail cell, he wants to make one thing clear: He ain't rollin' over on anyone while he's in there.
As we previously reported, Nick Prugo spilled his guts to police after he was arrested -- and in his finger pointing, named Ajar as one of the people involved.
Ajar's attorney, Michael A. Goldstein, tells TMZ: "While Mr. Prugo continues to implicate others ... Ajar is sitting in custody and has not pointed the finger at anybody. He understands his minimal role in this mess."
Then there's this: Goldstein says Ajar has only known the rest of the group for the last six months. Paris' break-in happened in December.
Ajar is facing six counts possession for sale of a controlled substance, three counts possession of a firearm by a felon and one count possession of ammunition.
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Burglar Bunch -- Four More on Their Hitlist?
One of these four is not like the others! TMZ has found pictures of four other possible celebrity targets of the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch, including one photo of ... Prince Humperdinck from "The Princess Bride"!?!
According to a search warrant affidavit released last week, Nick Prugo and his cronies allegedly used TMZ.com to search for information about their victims.
On a computer seized from Prugo by the LAPD -- which we obtained -- we found a bunch of photos that were jacked from our site, including pics of Christina Milian, Adam Lambert, Hugh Jackman ... and Chris Sarandon as the evil "Prince Humperdinck."
The first three we get ... but Humperdinck? Must've been a fluke.