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Nearly $100K US stolen from former Raptors star Vince Carter’s home

June 22, 2022
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According to the Atlanta Police incident report, nearly $100,000 US in cash was stolen from Vince Carter’s Atlanta home during a weekend burglary.

Two guns and $16,000 were later recovered from the 10,000-square-foot (900-metre) home in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood. Carter claimed that the money he had seized was a small amount of $100,000 in cash that he kept in a bag hidden in a closet. said.

According to the report Sondi Carter, Carter’s wife was asleep in bed with her children when she heard loud noises at 11:50 on Sunday. They fled into a closet. Sondi Carter called 911 and then texted her local police. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that a neighborhood patrol officer saw the man fleeing in a black SUV, but was unable catch him.

Sondi Carter and her children were not hurt, but police. saidA front window on the main home had been broken. Officers found “a large quantity of $100 bills” on the ground, along with a gold Desert Eagle pistol as well as a black Glock 26 pistol that had an extended magazine. said. Carter owned the Desert Eagle, but investigators believe that the suspect was carrying the Glock, according to the incident report. said.

Carter later claimed that she heard someone upstairs rummaging in the closet. According to the report multiple rooms were disarray and a gate at its top had been removed from its hinges.

Fulton County property records indicate that the home, which was built in 2016, was owned by Vince Carter. Carter, who played 22 seasons with the NBA before retiring from the Hawks as a player in 2020, is listed as the owner of the home. Property records show that Carter purchased the home, which is situated on almost an acre and a quarter (.6 ha) of land, in August 2020 for $7 million.

The property was described in a real estate listing as a “family compound” with 16 closed-circuit security cameras. The home appears to be surrounded by a fence, which includes an electronic gate that runs across the driveway.

The incident report does not contain any information that would allow police to publicly identify a suspect. saidA fingerprint of the suspect was taken from the scene.

Carter, who works as an NBA analyst at ESPN, has not yet responded to requests for comment.

Source: CBC Sports

June 22, 2022
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