Authored by Audrey Enjoli via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)
Authorities in Chile have announced the recovery of an engraved Rolex watch believed to have been stolen from actor Keanu Reeves’s Los Angeles home in December 2023.
Over the weekend, the Chilean Investigative Police (PDI) revealed that detectives had seized a variety of jewelry, valuable watches, and other stolen items in Peñalolén, a commune in Santiago, Chile.
Among the recovered items was a watch belonging to a famous movie actor who was a victim of theft in Los Angeles, the police stated.
The Rolex Submariner, valued at over $9,000, features the engraved words “The John Wick Five. Keanu Thank You. JW4. 2021” on the back, as per the Swiss luxury brand’s website.
Reeves, known for his role in the “John Wick” film series, gifted customized Rolex Submariner watches to the stunt performers he collaborated with on “John Wick: Chapter 4,” which premiered in March 2023.
According to CNN Chile, the PDI carried out raids on four homes in Peñalolén, recovering a total of three watches that belonged to the actor.
“There are two watches in particular that have the inscription referring to actor Keanu Reeves,” Hugo Haeger Bórquez, the deputy director of police and criminal investigation at the PDI, stated during a press conference.
“Along with our counterparts in the United States, through Interpol, it was determined that he was a victim of theft in his home in 2023 when he lost nearly $7 million.”
In an interview with Chilean broadcaster TVN, PDI Inspector Marcelo Dibarrat mentioned that Chilean authorities are collaborating with the Los Angeles Police Department to facilitate the return of Reeves’s stolen property.
During the Peñalolén raid, a 21-year-old man was arrested by PDI officers, although his identity remains undisclosed.
Dibarrat disclosed to TVN that the suspect claimed his brother was responsible for the theft of Reeves’s engraved watch at the time of his arrest.
The Epoch Times reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department and a representative for Reeves for comments but did not receive a response as of publication.
Series of Robberies
Chilean authorities suspect that the stolen watches were taken from Reeves’s Hollywood Hills residence in the autumn of 2023.
According to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department cited by the Los Angeles Times, the perpetrators entered the property through the backyard and broke a rear window on the evening of December 6, 2023, wearing ski masks as they made away with jewelry and a firearm.
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