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My isn't this a wonderful addition to America's portfolio of
hospitality? We murder and assault music artists (Geezer Butler:
Black Sabbath's Bassist latest victim getting hit in the head with
flying bottle), actors/actresses, etc... Now we're going after the
sports celebreties as well. This certainly is a milestone for our
society, Let's keep it up and soon there will be no more concerts and
the only sports events you will see anywhere will be on a DVD that was
recorded weeks earlier.
Captialism is great!!! Just ask anyone of the lower 90% of its
population.
Police looking for link in robberies of two NBA players
By DON BABWIN, Associated Press Writer
July 30, 2007
CHICAGO (AP) -- Two hulking NBA stars were bound with duct tape and
robbed of cash and jewelry by masked gunmen in separate holdups that
have Chicago-area detectives wondering whether someone is targeting
professional athletes.
New York Knicks forward Eddy Curry -- 6-foot-11, 285 pounds -- was
tied up along with his wife and an employee at his mansion in suburban
Burr Ridge on Saturday.
Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker, who is 6-foot-9, 245 pounds, was
similarly robbed along with a relative at his $4 million townhouse in
Chicago's exclusive River North section on July 10.
No one was injured in either case.
"Our guys are talking to Chicago to determine if it's just a copycat
or a coincidence or if there is a relationship there," Burr Ridge
police Cpl. Tim Vaclav said.
Police said the gunmen -- three in the Curry holdup, two in Walker's
case -- probably knew exactly who their victims were. Curry used to
play for the Chicago Bulls. Walker was born in Chicago and starred at
Mount Carmel High School on the city's South side.
No details on what was taken from Curry were released. In the robbery
at Walker's home, the gunmen took his Mercedes-Benz sports car, which
was later recovered, and other items, including a $55,000 wristwatch.
A few days later, police recovered some of Walker's jewelry during a
traffic stop on the city's South Side. A woman was arrested, but
police said they do not believe she in the house when Walker was
robbed, and they would not give any further information.
Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond said detectives from Chicago
and Burr Ridge are comparing notes but have found no connection
between the robberies so far.
NBA spokesman Tim Frank said the league's security department has
contacted authorities in Chicago about the two robberies. He added:
"When something like this happens, I'm sure our security department
tries to get the most up-to-date information to teams so they can tell
players and staff, properly educate them."
Dan Wasserman, a spokesman for the NBA Players Association, said the
union will contact every NBA player who lives in the Chicago area to
let them know about the home invasions and answer any questions they
have about security.
In 2000, NBA star Stephon Marbury reported that someone reached into
his Bentley when he was stopped at a red light in New York City and
grabbed a diamond necklace the player said was worth $150,000. Last
February, Philadelphia 76ers forward Joe Smith reported that four
pieces of custom-made jewelry worth $110,000 were missing from his
Philadelphia hotel room.
In Los Angeles, a burglary crew over the past year has made off with
millions in cash, jewelry and other items in burglaries in wealthy
neighborhoods. The Los Angeles Times reported that $500,000 in cash
and jewelry was stolen from the home of Los Angeles Clippers star
Cuttino Mobley.
Curry's agent Lamont Carter said Curry had no immediate plans to
return to his "dream house."
"He feels violated," Carter said. "He's relieved and happy that his
family's OK. He's just relieved to be living."
Walker's robbery was so traumatic that the three-time All-Star said he
was not sure if he could ever return home.
"I don't feel safe," he told reporters shortly afterward. "I feel
violated a little bit. And now it's all over the news, so everybody
knows where I live. I think it would be best for me to move on."
hospitality? We murder and assault music artists (Geezer Butler:
Black Sabbath's Bassist latest victim getting hit in the head with
flying bottle), actors/actresses, etc... Now we're going after the
sports celebreties as well. This certainly is a milestone for our
society, Let's keep it up and soon there will be no more concerts and
the only sports events you will see anywhere will be on a DVD that was
recorded weeks earlier.
Captialism is great!!! Just ask anyone of the lower 90% of its
population.
Police looking for link in robberies of two NBA players
By DON BABWIN, Associated Press Writer
July 30, 2007
CHICAGO (AP) -- Two hulking NBA stars were bound with duct tape and
robbed of cash and jewelry by masked gunmen in separate holdups that
have Chicago-area detectives wondering whether someone is targeting
professional athletes.
New York Knicks forward Eddy Curry -- 6-foot-11, 285 pounds -- was
tied up along with his wife and an employee at his mansion in suburban
Burr Ridge on Saturday.
Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker, who is 6-foot-9, 245 pounds, was
similarly robbed along with a relative at his $4 million townhouse in
Chicago's exclusive River North section on July 10.
No one was injured in either case.
"Our guys are talking to Chicago to determine if it's just a copycat
or a coincidence or if there is a relationship there," Burr Ridge
police Cpl. Tim Vaclav said.
Police said the gunmen -- three in the Curry holdup, two in Walker's
case -- probably knew exactly who their victims were. Curry used to
play for the Chicago Bulls. Walker was born in Chicago and starred at
Mount Carmel High School on the city's South side.
No details on what was taken from Curry were released. In the robbery
at Walker's home, the gunmen took his Mercedes-Benz sports car, which
was later recovered, and other items, including a $55,000 wristwatch.
A few days later, police recovered some of Walker's jewelry during a
traffic stop on the city's South Side. A woman was arrested, but
police said they do not believe she in the house when Walker was
robbed, and they would not give any further information.
Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond said detectives from Chicago
and Burr Ridge are comparing notes but have found no connection
between the robberies so far.
NBA spokesman Tim Frank said the league's security department has
contacted authorities in Chicago about the two robberies. He added:
"When something like this happens, I'm sure our security department
tries to get the most up-to-date information to teams so they can tell
players and staff, properly educate them."
Dan Wasserman, a spokesman for the NBA Players Association, said the
union will contact every NBA player who lives in the Chicago area to
let them know about the home invasions and answer any questions they
have about security.
In 2000, NBA star Stephon Marbury reported that someone reached into
his Bentley when he was stopped at a red light in New York City and
grabbed a diamond necklace the player said was worth $150,000. Last
February, Philadelphia 76ers forward Joe Smith reported that four
pieces of custom-made jewelry worth $110,000 were missing from his
Philadelphia hotel room.
In Los Angeles, a burglary crew over the past year has made off with
millions in cash, jewelry and other items in burglaries in wealthy
neighborhoods. The Los Angeles Times reported that $500,000 in cash
and jewelry was stolen from the home of Los Angeles Clippers star
Cuttino Mobley.
Curry's agent Lamont Carter said Curry had no immediate plans to
return to his "dream house."
"He feels violated," Carter said. "He's relieved and happy that his
family's OK. He's just relieved to be living."
Walker's robbery was so traumatic that the three-time All-Star said he
was not sure if he could ever return home.
"I don't feel safe," he told reporters shortly afterward. "I feel
violated a little bit. And now it's all over the news, so everybody
knows where I live. I think it would be best for me to move on."