Professional sports figures across the country have become targets for home break-ins this fall.

The string of burglaries began in mid-September in Minnesota and has since expanded across the country. Burglars are most often planning attacks during games when they know athletes will be out of their homes. Many of the residences that were targeted did have alarm systems, but in most cases, they weren’t turned on.

“It’s clear there’s some organized fashion here that we hope that the FBI and the authorities can handle,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said last week.

Until Sunday, all the incidents had occurred in the Midwest. Two athletes have been hit in the Minneapolis area, which is having its own string of high-end home break-ins that included Twins owner Jim Pohlad’s mansion in October 2023. Also in 2023, Los Angeles Dodgers players Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy experienced home invasions.