1 day Ago By Eric Strack, Minnesota Sports Fan
On Sunday, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley, who signed a two-year contract extension earlier this year, sounded the Gjallarhorn to signal the start of the Minnesota Vikings week two matchup vs the San Francisco 49ers. But as the Wolves starting point guard was taking in the Vikings game, and enjoying the perks of being their guest of honor, little did he know that, back in Medina, his home was being robbed by a group of well-prepared burglars. Mike Conley’s house broken into, robbed According to a report Wednesday afternoon by Paul Walsh (Star Tribune) , Mike Conley’s house was robbed on Sunday afternoon, while he was at U.
S. Bank Stadium. It was one of three houses in the area hit by the same group of robbers, police believe.
All houses were empty, at the time of the robberies. Police say suspects took a “yet to be determined amount of jewelry”. The break-in at Conley’s sprawling residence in Medina occurred mid-afternoon and was the second of three carried out that day by at least two suspects while the homes were unoccupied, said Police Chief Jason Nelson.
In each instance, the chief said, the thieves got away with a yet-to-be determined amount of jewelry. Minnesota Timberwolves guard robbed by professionals..
.? It doesn’t sound like this was a random group of kids robbing houses on a whim. These burglars were prepared, and had their attacks methodically planned out.
Houses were all approached from the backyards, where in the case of Conley, there were no cameras. According to Walsh’s report, police claim that the only surveillance video retrieved came from a car driving by Mike’s house that is believed to be that of the suspects. Even more impressive, and chilling: the burglars broke directly into the bedrooms of their victims, and were able to “scoop up the jewels” and leave within 5 minutes.
In each case, the suspects approached the houses from the rear, broke in through lower-level windows, entered primary bedrooms, scooped up what jewels they could and were out within five minutes, the chief said. We do not know, because the police are only going to release information that they believe could help their investigation. Still, it does not sound as if they have a lot of leads, witnesses or leads, in the case.
Imagine being Mike Conley the last couple of days. How can you feel comfortable sleeping in your own house, where your kids sleep in different rooms, when you know that there are professional-level burglars out there who know how to enter your house silently, and leave within 5 minutes? Of course, extra precautions have likely taken place, since the robberies. Even so, given the financial resources Conley has, I cannot imagine he is staying at his home, right now.
And that is sad. The one place you are supposed to feel most safe. This article first appeared on Minnesota Sports Fan and was syndicated with permission.
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