Police Make Arrest After 911 Call From Richie's Home

Burglary suspect taken into custody in Beverly Hills
Posted Aug 22, 2025 3:15 PM CDT
Burglary Suspect Arrested Near Lionel Richie's Home
Lionel Richie arrives at the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Police responding to a 911 call from Lionel Richie's Beverly Hills house arrested a burglary suspect early Friday after a neighborhood search. The singer was home at the time, NBC News reports. Police said the call just after midnight reported that someone was on the property. Security cameras showed someone who went into the house but apparently left after the alarm went off.

Michael John Bond, 38, was taken into custody nearby on suspicion of residential burglary, officials said. Representatives of the singer-songwriter-producer, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, said no one was hurt and nothing was taken from the house, per NBC.

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