{"id":350312,"date":"2025-12-17T04:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/350312\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T04:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:05:09","slug":"wnba-player-sabrina-ionescus-home-allegedly-robbed-by-masked-burglars-who-stole-60000-worth-of-handbags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/350312\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Player Sabrina Ionescu\u2019s Home Allegedly Robbed by Masked Burglars Who Stole $60,000 Worth of Handbags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two unidentified thieves broke into a Los Angeles-area home on Monday, Dec. 15, which online records reviewed by PEOPLE show belongs to Sabrina Ionescu and Hroniss Grasu<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The homeowners were not present at the time of the incident, per the LAPD<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The suspects were wearing ski masks and made off with various handbags worth $60,000, local outlets reported<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu and former NFL lineman <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/who-is-hroniss-grasu-sabrina-ioneshttps:\/\/people.com\/who-is-hroniss-grasu-sabrina-ionescu-7567139cu-7567139\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hroniss Grasu;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hroniss Grasu<\/a>&#8216;s California home\u00a0was broken into on Monday, Dec. 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two unidentified thieves broke into a home in the L.A. area Monday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Online property records viewed by PEOPLE confirm that the home belongs to the couple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When reached for comment, the LAPD told PEOPLE that the thieves &#8220;took property and fled [in] an unknown direction&#8221; shortly after 8 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Paul Citone\/Variety via Getty Hroniss Grasu, Sabrina Ionescu\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/b338546e7ceb095ccd6d50503313482b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Paul Citone\/Variety via Getty<\/p>\n<p> Hroniss Grasu, Sabrina Ionescu<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The homeowners were not home at the time of the burglary, during which a security alarm was activated when someone &#8220;used a tool to smash a glass door&#8221; and enter the residence, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the LAPD did not specify what was taken from the home, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/investigations\/sabrina-ionescu-burglary-wnba\/3817223\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBC 4 Los Angeles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBC 4 Los Angeles<\/a>, citing authorities, reported the suspects were wearing ski masks and made off with various handbags totaling $60,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The LAPD took a report and is reviewing security camera footage. As of Tuesday, no arrests have been made, police confirmed to PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PEOPLE has reached out to Ionescu&#8217;s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ionescu and Grasu <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sabrina-ionescu-marries-hroniss-grasu-see-photos-8607931\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:married in March 2024;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">married in March 2024<\/a> after the former football star <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sports\/wnba-star-sabrina-ionescu-engaged-nfl-player-hroniss-grasu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:popped the question in January 2023;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">popped the question in January 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sabrina-ionescu-getting-married-offseason-highlight-exclusive-8648344\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Definitely, getting married was the highlight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Definitely, getting married was the highlight<\/a>, just being able to kind of put the world on pause for two weeks and be able to celebrate something that is just so special,&#8221; Ionescu\u00a0told PEOPLE in May 2024 about her wedding during the offseason.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Steph Chambers\/Getty Sabrina Ionescu\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/35863cec559da247b291c442a179af66.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Steph Chambers\/Getty<\/p>\n<p> Sabrina Ionescu<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Grasu was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/nfl\/2015\/5\/1\/8370651\/hroniss-grasu-2015-nfl-draft-bears\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:third-round pick by the Chicago Bears in the 2015 NFL Draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">third-round pick by the Chicago Bears in the 2015 NFL Draft<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/hroniss-grasu\/stats\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:spent seven seasons in the NFL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">spent seven seasons in the NFL<\/a>. His final year was 2023, when he played for the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ionescu, meanwhile, was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/wnba-draft-history-new-york-liberty\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Liberty\u2019s first overall pick in the 2020 WNBA draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Liberty\u2019s first overall pick in the 2020 WNBA draft<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/history-all-wnba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:has earned all-WNBA honors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">has earned all-WNBA honors<\/a> each year since 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-true-crime-newsletter-sign-up-8692775\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free True Crime newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free True Crime newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is the latest in a string of athlete robberies that have included the home invasion of <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/celtics-star-jaylen-brown-mom-home-broken-into-athlete-robberies-continue-8764588\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Celtics star Jaylen Brown&#039;s mom;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Celtics star Jaylen Brown&#8217;s mom<\/a>, WWE stars <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/becky-lynch-seth-rollins-wwe-home-burglarized-11768676\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins<\/a>, as well as Kansas City Chiefs stars <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/nfl-warns-players-after-travis-kelce-patrick-mahomes-burglaries-8749612\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/wnba-player-sabrina-ionescu-home-allegedly-robbed-by-masked-burglars-who-stole-usd60-000-worth-of-handbags-11870859\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Two unidentified thieves broke into a Los Angeles-area home on Monday, Dec. 15, which online&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,1735,152036,21091,1727,51670,1736,3457,514,2218,4644,152237,82,12659,630],"class_list":["post-350312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-chicago-bears","tag-hroniss-grasu","tag-jaylen-brown","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-lapd","tag-las-vegas-raiders","tag-new-york-liberty","tag-nfl","tag-patrick-mahomes","tag-sabrina-ionescu","tag-security-alarm","tag-sports","tag-travis-kelce","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}