Burglars of 50 Cent's residence detained, one found drinking in closet

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Burglars of 50 Cent's residence detained, one found drinking in closet

2010-12-22 13:35:11 GMT+7 (ICT)

FARMINGTON, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) -- Two men were arrested on Tuesday after breaking into rapper 50 Cent's Connecticut home, TMZ.com reported. One of them was found drinking inside a closet.

A security guard called cops at around 6 a.m. local time on Tuesday when he observed a suspicious car on the driveway of the Farmington, Connecticut residence, which belongs to rapper 50 Cent.

When police officers arrived at the 52-room Farmington mansion, no signs of a forced entry were found. However, police later determined that the two burglars had accessed the grounds by climbing over a fence and entering through an unlocked door.

Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, was not in the residence at the time of the break-in. The criminals did not notice that officers had arrived at the scene and one of them, Alexander Hernandez, was found hiding in a closet, drinking a bottle of wine which he stole at the mansion.

The second suspect, identified as Santos Padilla, was found to be hiding in another part of the house, which was once owned by famous heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. Both burglars were in possession of marijuana at the time of their arrest.

Hernandez was later released on a $50,000 bond and was turned over to New Britain police officers where he is wanted on outstanding warrants. Meanwhile, Padilla was held on a $50,000 bond.

The Queens hip hop mogul has not made any comment so far about the break-in of the 50,000-square-foot house, which he bought for $4.1 million in 2003. The 19-bedroom, 37-bathroom house is valued at $9,9 million and has a gym, billiards rooms, racquetball courts and a disco with stripper poles.

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