Thieves targeted the property, reportedly stealing items worth thousands, while 40-year-old Oliver, his wife Jools and the couple’s four children, were staying at their Essex mansion.
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According to reports, thieves smashed their way into the garage before breaking into the main house through an adjoining door.
Jamie Oliver’s neighbours include actors Daniel Craig and Jude Law and supermodel Kate Moss, while the area was also home to poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes in the 1960s.
It is believed that burglars forced their way in to the £7million home through a garage then broke in to the basement and stole two electrical items.
Police said a neighbour discovered the break-in and dialled 999 when they noticed a door to the property had been left open. A Met police spokesman said that officers found the home had been ransacked, adding: “Items were removed from the address”.
JAMIE Oliver’s house has become the latest target of a burglary.
No arrests have been made but police confirmed they’re attempting to track down the criminals, and private CCTV security footage from the property is being examined.
Mr Oliver, 40, tweeted earlier this week saying he was in Southend filming.
A representative for the Metropolitan Police confirmed that the burglary happened on Friday 2 October and that officers were called to the north London property shortly after 9pm.
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He presides over a network of dozens of Jamie’s Italian branches as well as a number of other restaurant formats, and his annual cookbooks routinely top the best-seller lists.
