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Justin Bieber's home searched by LA deputies over alleged 'egging' incident | Justin Bieber's home searched by LA deputies over alleged 'egging' incident |
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Detectives searched Justin Bieber's home looking for surveillance footage that might serve as evidence the pop star was involved in an egg-tossing vandalism case that caused thousands of dollars in damage to a neighbour's home, an official said Tuesday. | |
Roughly a dozen investigators searched Bieber's home and arrested one member of the singer's entourage on suspicion of cocaine possession, Lieutenant David Thompson said. | |
The man's name was not immediately released but Thompson said the cocaine was in plain view in Bieber'shouse when deputies arrived. | |
Bieber, 19, was at the home and co-operated with authorities but was not interviewed by detectives. Thompson said he expected the singer to speak with detectives when his attorney could be present. | Bieber, 19, was at the home and co-operated with authorities but was not interviewed by detectives. Thompson said he expected the singer to speak with detectives when his attorney could be present. |
"He has not been arrested, nor has he been exonerated," Thompson said of Bieber. | "He has not been arrested, nor has he been exonerated," Thompson said of Bieber. |
Thompson declined to describe what evidence detectives took from Bieber's home but said the emphasis was not on what was in the pop star's refrigerator. | |
He said the house Bieber allegedly egged had custom wood and other expensive features and that several thousands of dollars in damage occurred. Thompson added that a judge authorised the search warrant. | |
The singer lives in a gated community in Calabasas, a celebrity enclave about 30 miles north-west of downtown Los Angeles. Four helicopters hovered over the neighbourhood hours after the warrant was served. | |
An email message sent to Bieber's publicist Melissa Victor was not immediately returned. | An email message sent to Bieber's publicist Melissa Victor was not immediately returned. |
Previous investigations into Bieber's conduct by the sheriff's department against the Boyfriend singer have not resulted in charges. | Previous investigations into Bieber's conduct by the sheriff's department against the Boyfriend singer have not resulted in charges. |
In October prosecutors declined to charge Bieber after a neighbour complained he drove recklessly through the area. Prosecutors in November 2012 also declined to charge the singer after a paparazzo accused him of punching him after leaving a Calabasas movie theater. | |
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