Attempted burglary reported at Teddi Mellencamp's home amid concerns over LA break-ins
An attempted burglary reported Monday night in Los Angeles took place at the home of former "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Teddi Mellencamp.
Mellencamp and her family were home at the time of the attempted break-in, she told ABC News Tuesday.
"We are grateful that everyone is unharmed. While we are shaken, we are fortunate to have the latest in home security systems which scared off the intruders," Mellencamp and her estranged husband Edwin Arroyave said in a statement to ABC News. "Authorities were alerted and swiftly responded. We appreciate everyone's heightened concern in light of recent criminal activities in our area, but we are safe."
Mellencamp shares three children and a stepchild with Arroyave, from whom she announced her separation in November.
The Los Angeles Police Department said Tuesday that a call came in around 10:15 p.m. local time Monday for a burglary with residents inside. When police officers arrived at the home, the suspected burglars had left the home without obtaining full access
The suspects gained entry to the property possibly through the garage but did not get far before they ran off, according to the LAPD.
The suspects got away in a black BMW. The LAPD says it is looking for two males in black hooded sweatshirts.
Mellencamp, now a podcast host and the founder of an accountability program, is the daughter of music legend John Cougar Mellencamp.
The mom of four announced earlier this year that she was diagnosed with Stage 4 melanoma, a type of skin cancer, which she said had spread to her brain and lungs.
Mellencamp has said she is currently undergoing both radiation and immunotherapy treatment.
The attempted burglary at Mellencamp's home Monday happened just 11 minutes after there was a similar call at another home, according to police.
The suspects were also gone from that address when officers arrived. It does not appear anyone was home at that address, and it is unclear if anything was taken at that home.
Just one week ago, on July 14, a couple -- "American Idol" music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband Thomas Deluca -- were found shot to death in their Los Angeles home during a welfare check.
A 22-year-old suspect -- Raymond Boodarian -- is accused of scaling a fence onto the couple's Encino property and allegedly shooting and killing them during a struggle when they arrived home from the grocery store, authorities said.
Boodarian has been charged with two counts of murder and a count of residential burglary, with the special circumstance allegation of multiple murders and murder during the commission of a burglary, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office.
The district attorney, Nathan Hochman, held a town hall meeting with residents Monday -- the same night as the attempted burglary at Mellencamp's home -- to talk about the case.
