Jeff Lewis has revealed the scene in his neighborhood after a woman was allegedly robbed down the street from his Los Angeles residence in broad daylight.
Lewis’ neighbor, a 71-year-old Beverly Grove-area woman, was tied up, robbed and whipped at her home Wednesday afternoon, Fox 11 reported, citing authorities.
The Bravo star, 52, recalled being at home at the time of the invasion and revealed why he refused to hand over surveillance footage from his backyard out of fear detectives would see see him naked in the video.
‘Suddenly, police cars, helicopters, everything’: Jeff Lewis opened up about the terrifying home invasion that happened across the street from his Los Angeles residence during the daytime
‘The crazy part is, we were at home at the time. We were at the office. And suddenly, police cars, helicopters, everything,’ Jeff said on his SiriusXM show, Jeff Lewis Live, on Thursday.
‘What I don’t understand – and she’s a nice lady, I’ve talked to her a few times – maybe I saw her wearing a little gold Rolex on her or whatever, but I Was wondering why they are targeting?
‘Because there are so many beautiful houses in [my] neighborhood, but that house is kind of unpretentious. So I was like, “Why are they targeting them?” But they have five expensive cars. ‘
However, when authorities asked him to film surveillance footage from his backyard to gather more information about the robbery, Jeff refused to do so.
‘I don’t always dress up there’: However, when authorities asked him to film surveillance footage from his backyard to gather more information about the robbery, Jeff refused do like that.
The Flipping Out star revealed he doesn’t ‘always get dressed’ in the backyard and enjoys getting in the pool and ‘making love’ when his 5-year-old daughter Monroe isn’t home.
‘Our house was almost right across the street, so they went and knocked on all the doors and they wanted to see our cameras… I looked at our cameras and I couldn’t see the road. the street through the wall, the fence and the gate So I think, this is not going to give them any kind of service because they can’t see the house on the street,’ he said.
“But they came to the house three times. They said, “Look, we wanted to see this footage just in case there were shadows or anything like that.”
‘I’m not cooperating’: Lewis, pictured May 2022, reveals he didn’t hand over his surveillance footage over fears the video would contain scenes of him naked
He later said he told authorities: “I said, ‘My AV cabinet is downstairs and I don’t want you to walk through it. Because, to be honest with you, one of these cameras is facing the backyard and I don’t always dress up there.”
‘Like, if Monroe wasn’t home, we could go to the pool and have sex. Sometimes I get so drunk, I don’t remember what happened… Maybe nine people for all I know,’ he admitted. “So I said, ‘You know, I’m just worried about handing the DVR over to the detective. I’m on TV. ‘”
“So I didn’t surrender to the DVR… I didn’t cooperate,” he concluded.
He said his neighbor was now ‘just bruised, pounding a little’ and, according to Lewis, she had no broken bones or needed stitches.
On the healing: He says his neighbor is now ‘just bruised, a little bit battered’ and, according to Lewis, she has no broken bones or needs stitches; June 2022 picture
Dillon Anthony Klincke has been named a suspect and has since been arrested, according to Dan Tricite LAPD.
According to a statement from the LAPD: ‘At approximately 2:26pm on August 17, 2022, a lone male suspect entered a home located in the 6600 block of West 5th Street.
‘Once inside the venue, the suspect whipped the victim with a pistol and demanded access to a safe containing a large amount of expensive jewelry. The suspect accessed the safe, removed jewelry, and fled with the victim’s property.
‘The victim was bruised and torn from being beaten by the suspect. She was treated by paramedics from the Los Angeles Fire Department and released at the scene. ‘
An investigation into this matter is in its early stages.
Source: | Dailymail.co.uk
