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Macklemore's home robbed with children inside, nanny doused with bear spray, police say
Macklemore's home in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle was the site of a home invasion as his nanny was maced with bear spray and his three children were present, according to law enforcement. A police report from June 7 shared with USA TODAY said shortly before 1 a.m., a nanny for three kids was sprayed with bear mace before leading two suspects to a master bedroom where they rummaged through drawers, cabinets, and "raided" a closet full of clothing, jewelry and shoes. The mostly redacted police report features the unredacted last name Davis, the legal name of Macklemore's wife, Tricia Davis, and refers to a homeowner as a "high-profile individual." Macklemore and Davis share three children: Sloane, Colette and Hugo. Macklemore clarifies remark made at pro-Palestine concert in Seattle: 'Sometimes I slip up' The report does not state if Macklemore, whose legal name is Benjamin Haggerty, was home at the time. The police report also said the nanny "believed the crime may have been politically motivated for some reason." USA TODAY reached out to reps for Macklemore for comment. In recent months, Macklemore has made headlines for pro-Palestine posts and was removed from a Las Vegas festival performance lineup for the inaugural Neon City Festival in Las Vegas after he referred to America with an expletive during the 'Palestine Will Live Forever' event in his hometown of Seattle. The nanny described her own body language as "twitchy" to the police and said the alleged suspects were aware she still had a phone on her, so one of the two men threw her on the ground and put a boot on her ankle before moving it to the back of her neck. He also took her phone. After the nanny began to scream, she said the duo got her up and pinned her against a wall and held her mouth shut before she bit onto his hand hard, which then caused him to let go. Police say she fled through the bathroom and escaped from the house, knocking on numerous nearby homes before one homeowner opened the door and allowed her to call the police inside. Contributing: Jonathan Limehouse This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Macklemore's home robbed with children and nanny inside, police say
Daily Mail
2 days ago
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BREAKING NEWS Macklemore's $2.1M house is broken into by burglars who 'bear sprayed the nanny while the kids were home'
Macklemore's house was broken into by two masked burglars who are accused of stealing his belongings after bear spraying his children's nanny in a shock incident. The 41-year-old rapper's nanny - who was home with his three children at the time - told police that she caught sight of the two men using a patio door to get into the building Saturday night after she had put the children to bed. According to the police report, she said she was then hit with the bear spray - but added that immediately afterwards, one of the men looked 'fearful' and began 'for some unexplainable reason' to help her wipe her eyes. Per the report, the other man then demanded to know the location of the 'jewels' and she helped them find the valuables, whereupon they seized watches, shoes and jewelry, forcing the nanny to the ground and taking her phone. The nanny said that she managed to bite one of the intruders and flee the house, which is located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, via the Seattle Times. A hair-raising doorbell video obtained by shows the nanny frantically pounding on a neighbor's door, trying the knob and begging: 'Help, please!' has contacted Macklemore's representative and the Seattle Police Department for comment. Macklemore's house was broken into by two masked burglars who are accused of stealing thousands of dollars' worth of his belongings; the rapper is pictured last week in Dublin Macklemore, real name Benjamin Haggerty, was presumably out of the country at the time, as he played a concert in Frankfurt, Germany on Sunday. The police report states that after escaping the house, the nanny knocked on multiple neighbors' doors and one of them eventually admitted her, at which point she called 911. She informed the authorities that she did not see any guns in the possession of the two home invaders, whom she described as having worn masks, gloves and vests that appeared 'tactical in nature.' In an incident report about the home invasion, the Seattle Police Department said that the burglars seized 'Thousands of dollars of items.' Video footage shows the burglars leaving the property, and they managed to vacate the scene before the authorities arrived, according to TMZ. A police report refers to the owner of the house as a 'high-profile individual' while leaving his name redacted, but the home address listed on Macklemore's voting records reportedly matches that of the property that was targeted. Macklemore's children were apparently unhurt in the incident and were placed in the charge of their relatives in the wake of the robbery. Local police have confirmed that the nanny also emerged from the ordeal without sustaining any serious injuries, per the U.S. Sun. Although the authorities were unable to make it to the property before the thieves disappeared, they did discover some clothing and a can of bear spray nearby. The rapper has been married to his wife Tricia Davis since 2015 and they share two daughters, Sloane, 10, and Collette, seven, as well as a son called Hugo, three. Macklemore, who hails from the Seattle suburbs, reportedly bought his Capitol Hill house for $2.1 million in 2014, according to the local real estate website Urban Living.
