By SARAH SHMERLING | Managing Editor
Photo courtesy of Twitter
The Pacific Palisades home of professional motor racing driver Townsend Bell was burglarized on Friday, Jan. 26, while he competed in the Rolex 24 at Daytona over the weekend.
The burglars smashed the glass door leading to his master bedroom to enter the home. They took the majority of his racing memorabilia, including 10 rings from his Indianapolis 500 races, a ring for winning the 2001 Indy Lights championship and two Rolexes, Bell told the Associated Press.
“Bummer to not win another [Rolex 24],” Bell tweeted. “Even more bummed to get home after long 36 hours and find out my house was burglarized.”
Bell implored people to “please keep an eye out on eBay or pawn shops.”
Photo courtesy of Twitter
Each item was engraved with the racer’s name, year and achievement, which he said he hopes makes it easier for the items to be found and returned.
That same Friday, at least three other Palisadian homes were broken into between 5:15 and 9:30 p.m. Each of the homes had been entered through broken glass windows or doors.
Other items that were taken include an airsoft gun, jewelry, a safe and a jewelry box. One home had a glass window smashed, but the suspect, who has been described as a six-foot-tall male, fled without entering.
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