MAYFAIR MALL. THANK YOU. WELL, CASH, JEWELRY AND A CHAMPIONSHIP RING, ALL STOLEN FROM THE HOME OF A BUCKS PLAYER. 12 NEWS FIRST BROUGHT YOU THE VIDEO OF THE THIEVES BREAKING INTO BOBBY PORTIS HOUSE. AND NOW THAT POLICE REPORT, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER DERRICK ROSE IS HERE WITH A LIST OF ITEMS AND WHAT THEY’RE ALL WORTH. YEAH. BLAKE, IN THE POLICE REPORT, WE SEE REFERENCES TO THE LARGER INVESTIGATION OF BREAK INS AT THE HOMES OF PRO ATHLETES. INVESTIGATORS ALSO NOTE HOW DETAILED AND HOW SKILLED THESE INTRUDERS WERE TO PULL OFF THIS CRIME. IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. TONIGHT, A DETAILED LOOK AT THE LIST OF ITEMS STOLEN DURING A BRAZEN BREAK IN AT THE HOME OF BUCKS FORWARD BOBBY PORTIS. NOVEMBER 2ND. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE FIRST INTRUDER USES A TOOL TO BREAK THE GLASS AT 6:58 P.M. THAT WAS JUST MINUTES BEFORE THE BUCKS TIPPED OFF AGAINST THE CAVALIERS AT FISERV FORUM, 12 MILES AWAY. BACK AT PORTIS HOME, THE INTRUDERS WORKED FAST, SNAGGING WATCHES ONE WORTH 60 GRAND. ANOTHER 50 GRAND. OTHER JEWELRY $50,000 IN CASH, LUGGAGE AND A SAFE. THE MOST NOTABLE ITEM MISSING PORTIS 2021 CHAMPIONSHIP RING VALUED AT $1 MILLION. THE VIDEO OF THE BREAK-IN ENDS LESS THAN TEN MINUTES AFTER THE INTRUDERS FIRST GET IN. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT. THE POLICE REPORT MENTIONS SIMILAR BREAK INS AT THE HOMES OF OTHER PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THAT INVESTIGATION DEVELOPED FOR WEEKS, RESULTING IN FEDERAL CHARGES AGAINST A GROUP OF MEN FROM CHILE AND A PHOTO SHOWING MEN FLAUNTING SOME OF THE STOLEN PROPERTY. AND THE MEN IN THAT PHOTO ARE CRIMINALLY CHARGED IN FEDERAL COURT. BUT AS OF TONIGHT, THEY HAVE YET TO BE CAPTURED. BLAKE. THE POLICE REPORT ALSO MENTIONS, AFTER THE BREAK IN AT PORTIS HOME, POLICE SPOKE TO THE HEAD OF BUCKS SECURITY AND ACTUALLY WENT TO THE PROPERTIES OF KHRIS MIDDLETON AND DAMIAN LILLARD AS A SECURITY PRECAUTION. NO INCIDENTS AT THEIR HOMES, BUT JUST MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. JUST SUCH AN INVASION OF PRIVACY. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THO
3 arrested in Argentina after break-ins at homes of Bobby Portis, other pro athletes
The string of break-ins happened in late 2004 and also targeted the homes of Kansas City Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
Updated: 9:38 PM CDT May 25, 2026
Three men believed to be part of a South American crime ring targeting the homes of professional athletes, including Milwaukee Bucks player Bobby Portis, were arrested in Argentina, ABC News reported Monday.The men were arrested in a joint operation between Argentine federal police and Chilean police, authorities said Monday.The three suspects, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, Bastian Jimenez Freraut, and Pablo Zunigo Cartes, are awaiting extradition back to the U.S.Federal prosecutors filed charges against the three men, as well as four others, in February 2025. Investigators believe the group is responsible for breaking into the homes of professional athletes around the country and valuables worth millions of dollars.READ THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT HERE.The homes of Kansas City Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were targeted in October 2024 while the team played a game in Kansas City. Jewelry, watches, cash and other luxury merchandise was stolen, investigators said.In November 2024, the River Hills home of Bucks player Bobby Portis was burglarized during a game in Milwaukee. The thieves stole watches, chains, jewelry, cash and designer bags. The total value was approximately $1.484 million, investigators said. At the time, police said Portis’ 2021 championship ring was stolen in the break-in.Federal prosecutors said the thieves posed for a photo with the stolen safe and jewely shortly after the theft. They say the photo depicts Pablo Zuniga Cartes, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, Bastian Jimenez Freraut and a fourth person. The home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was burglarized in December 2024. $300,000 in designer luggage, glasses, watches and jewelry was stolen, investigators said.
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Three men believed to be part of a South American crime ring targeting the homes of professional athletes, including Milwaukee Bucks player Bobby Portis, were arrested in Argentina, ABC News reported Monday.
The men were arrested in a joint operation between Argentine federal police and Chilean police, authorities said Monday.
The three suspects, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, Bastian Jimenez Freraut, and Pablo Zunigo Cartes, are awaiting extradition back to the U.S.
Federal prosecutors filed charges against the three men, as well as four others, in February 2025. Investigators believe the group is responsible for breaking into the homes of professional athletes around the country and valuables worth millions of dollars.
READ THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT HERE.
The homes of Kansas City Chiefs players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were targeted in October 2024 while the team played a game in Kansas City. Jewelry, watches, cash and other luxury merchandise was stolen, investigators said.
In November 2024, the River Hills home of Bucks player Bobby Portis was burglarized during a game in Milwaukee. The thieves stole watches, chains, jewelry, cash and designer bags. The total value was approximately $1.484 million, investigators said. At the time, police said Portis’ 2021 championship ring was stolen in the break-in.
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I consider Milwaukee my home. Last night, while I was at work, my home was burglarized, and many of my prized possessions were stolen. If you have any tips or info, please send them to info@bobbyportis.com. Rewards for info leading to recovery or arrests! pic.twitter.com/ORNYHxNC1c
— Bobby BP Portis (@BPortistime) November 3, 2024
Federal prosecutors said the thieves posed for a photo with the stolen safe and jewely shortly after the theft. They say the photo depicts Pablo Zuniga Cartes, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, Bastian Jimenez Freraut and a fourth person.
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Break-in Suspects
The home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was burglarized in December 2024. $300,000 in designer luggage, glasses, watches and jewelry was stolen, investigators said.