Two folks allegedly tried to burglarize former “Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Teddi Mellencamp’s Los Angeles dwelling on Monday evening, her husband stated.
Three folks jumped their gate and set off their alarm system, Mellencamp’s estranged husband Edwin Arroyave informed NBC Information Los Angeles. The suspects broke in by means of a aspect door into their workplace, however fled after about 20 seconds he stated.
He and Mellencamp had been each dwelling on the time with their 4 youngsters, who ranged in age from 5 to 16 years outdated.
“By the point we got here down, they’d already ran out,” Arroyave stated. “However I simply noticed, clearly, the doorways open on the home and stuff.”
A spokesperson from the Los Angeles Police Division confirmed to NBC Information that officers responded to a report of a housebreaking on Mellencamp’s block at 10:15 p.m. on Monday evening. The caller informed officers that two males in black hoodies got here to their home after a neighbor’s home was burglarized, police stated.
Arroyave believes the suspects had been scared off by the safety system and the truth that folks had been dwelling. Officers arrived rapidly, however the suspects fled earlier than they acquired to the home, Arroyave added.
“You actually do not see something as a result of they’ve hoods, totally coated, gloves,” Arroyave stated. “I imply, they’re professionals at what they do and stuff, though these appear fairly younger.”
Break-ins have turn into an “unlucky factor” taking place with some frequency in Los Angeles, he stated. Arroyave centered on the constructive elements of the incident and that everybody was protected regardless of the scary second.
He urged others to “put together for the surprising.”
Mellencamp made headlines earlier this 12 months when she revealed medical doctors discovered a number of tumors on her mind. She posted in February that she went to the hospital with a debilitating headache that prompted scans.
She had beforehand been open about her ongoing battle with stage 2 melanoma, which metastasized into stage 4 most cancers with tumors developed on her lungs and mind. Mellencamp shared later that month that the tumors “considerably shrunk” following surgical procedure and immunotherapy.
Along with her well being wrestle, Mellencamp is separated from Arroyave, however they paused divorce proceedings amid her most cancers remedy.
Arroyave has his own residence however generally stays in a visitor room at Mellencamp’s home, in keeping with Bravo, dwelling of “The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills.” This helps be certain that Mellencamp by no means sleeps alone whereas she offers along with her well being points.
Mellencamp shared that she was courting somebody new final month on her podcast, “Two T’s in a Pod.”
