A daring heist was thwarted over the weekend as three alleged burglars attempted to invade the luxurious mansion of “Real Housewives of Miami” star, Larsa Pippen. Authorities reported the incident took place in South Florida.
The Pineview Police Department detailed that the suspects targeted Pippen’s opulent estate on Sunday, causing chaos as they shattered several windows in their bid to gain entry.
However, their efforts were quickly halted when the home’s security system triggered an immediate response from law enforcement, leading to a swift and dramatic arrest. Fortunately, Pippen was not present at her residence during the attempted burglary.
The reality TV star was meanwhile attending the Berman Law Group Freak Show 2025 event at The Ray Hotel in Delray Beach, Florida, on October 18, 2025. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Berman Law Group)
The suspects, identified as Treison Lachae Booker and Cortez Daymon Johnson, both 23, along with 18-year-old Elijah Eugene Russell, found themselves in police custody just minutes after the failed break-in.
Law enforcement officials noted that Pippen, the 51-year-old former spouse of NBA icon Scottie Pippen, observed the entire incident unfold through her home’s surveillance cameras while officers were en route to respond to the alarm.
Treison Lachae Booker, Cortez Daymon Johnson, and Elijah Eugene Russell were caught within minutes, police say, after the home’s alarm scared them off. (Pinecrest Police Department)
According to Local 10, Pinecrest Police Chief Jason Cohen also responded to the scene and saw the frazzled trio attempting to ditch the scene.
Cohen told the outlet he saw the three jump into a car which then crashed into another car and a fence. Cohen said he personally apprehended Russell.
“I spot (Russell) walking. He’s trying to walk away, out of the area. It’s just me and him. I get out of my car, I order him to the ground,” Cohen told Local 10. “I start running after him. He crosses Kendall Drive, into a house’s yard. He jumps the fence. I open the gate to the fence. I walk in. He then jumps into the back, which is the canal back there too, the Snapper Creek Canal. He jumps into the canal. When I get to the canal bank, he’s hanging on.”
Larsa Pippen wears a black bikini as she hits the beach with her daughter Sophia on Feb. 27, 2021, in Miami, Florida. (MEGA/GC Images)
Cohen said it was his first foot pursuit in 15 years.
“If he didn’t jump into the canal, he probably had me,” he said.
Cohen said investigators believe Pippen was likely targeted by the Peach State trio, but they’re “working to confirm” that.
“They came from Georgia [and] it looks like they went straight to this house,” he said. “So that’s the theory our detectives are going on.”
Larsa Pippen’s South Florida mansion was targeted in an alleged break-in over the weekend, police say. Her alarm system alerted authorities, leading to the arrest of three suspects. (Clifton Prescod/Bravo via Getty Images)
Cohen told WSVN 7 News Local that Pippen’s alarm system saved the day.
“Her house was locked. Her alarm was on. Her alarm was what ended up scaring these guys off the property,” he said.
The three men are now facing charges, including attempted burglary. All three were being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on bonds ranging from $7,500 to $8,000.
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