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MEGAN FOX VICTIM OF BURGLARY GANG


By Liz Hodgson - Posted on 31 October 2009

Megan Fox has been named as another victim of the Hollywood Hills celebrity burglary gang.
But she did not realise she had been robbed until police found a handgun owned by her boyfriend, Brian Austin Green, at the home of one of the suspects.
Former Beverly Hills 90210 star Green, 36, then discovered his Rolex Submariner watch had been stolen.
High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale, 24, was also named as one of the teenage gang's victims, joining Lindsay Lohan, 23,Paris Hilton, 28, Rachel Bilson, 23, Audrina Partridge, 24, and Orlando Bloom, 32.
Six people have been arrested in connection with the string of heists, which Los Angeles police say netted millions of dollars worth of property.
A seventh suspect, described as an armed and dangerous convicted drug dealer, is on the run.
Nicholas Prugo, 18, was arrested last month and formally charged with the burglaries of Lohan and Partridge. He has now also been charged in connection with the break-ins of Fox, Green, Partridge, Bloom, Bilson and Los Angeles businessman Nick Deleo.
Diana Tamayo, 19, has been charged with the burglaries of Lohan and Tisdale.
Courtney Ames, 18, and Roy Lopez Jr, 27, are charged in connection with Paris Hilton.
Alexis Neiers, who is also known as Taylor, is charged with the burglary of Orlando Bloom.
They are all free on bail and have court dates set for November.
Prugo, Tamayo, Ames and Neiers were classmates at high school.
Rachel Lee, 19, was also arrested in connection with the crimes, in Las Vegas. She was originally described as the ringleader by some sources but the district attorney's office has not charged her, pending further investigation.
LAPD Officer Brett Goodkin named the seventh suspect as Jonathan Ajar, 27, nicknamed “Johnny Dangerous.” He is believed to be hiding out near Phoenix, Arizona.
The gang are believed to have studied their victims' pictures to check out their jewellery, and to have mapped their homes on computers.
A statement from the district attorney's office said the suspects: Studied celebrity magazines and websites and picked out clothing and jewellery they wanted.”
Officer Goodkin told People magazine: “I wouldn't say this was just a misguided scavenger hunt. There were at least 10 victims and these were very serious crimes alleged.
“The suspects in this case are not 12-year-old children. We have every indication this was a very successful, busy burglary crew.
“The celebrities had a couple of things in common. That they were celebrities, it was easy to find out where they live via the Internet, and that none of the celebrities knew any of the suspects in this crime.”
He said the investigation is ongoing and more arrests are expected.
A source close to the investigation said the gang kept surveillance on other celebrities' homes, including those of Zac Efron and DJ AM, and said that suspect Ajars is Courtney Ames' boyfriend.
Some $2 million worth of jewellery stolen from hotel heiress Hilton was allegedly found at Ajar's home.
She has since had most of her bling returned to her, and Bilson has also recovered some of her possessions.
If convicted, Prugo faces up to nine years in prison and the others up to six years each.
Transformers star Fox, 23, appeared to put her burglary out of her mind as she and Green celebrated Halloween by visiting a thrill ride, Los Angeles Haunted Hayride in Calabasas, west of the city.