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‘The lower your profile the better’: social media’s role in rise of high-profile UK burglaries

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 November, 2024

Gangs use online promotion to follow movements of footballers, striking while they are away from home

“The best year of my life in football now doesn’t feel like something I can celebrate,” said Manchester City’s Jack Grealish after burglars raided his Cheshire house while his family was home.

The invasion of the England football player’s home was one in a recent string of burglaries targeting the homes of high-profile sports stars when they are on the field or overseas.