One person was arrested after police responded early Friday morning to a burglary at the Beverly Hills house of singer-songwriter and producer Lionel Richie.
Beverly Hills police received a 911 call just after midnight from the residence of the 76-year-old music legend about someone on the property, the agency told NBC4 Investigates. They said Richie was home at the time.
Officers responded and searched the neighborhood, finding a man a few blocks away who was taken into custody near Wilshire Boulevard and Beverly Glen. Michael John Bond, 38, was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary.
Law enforcement sources told NBC4 Investigates that the security cameras picked up images of the suspect, who entered the home but was apparently frightened off by the security alarm.
Richie’s camp told NBC4 Investigates that he is grateful to police for the quick response and arrest, and that no one was injured.
Nothing was taken from the home.