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Justin Bieber home searched in egg throwing investigation | Justin Bieber home searched in egg throwing investigation |
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Police have searched the home of Justin Bieber for evidence after the Canadian pop star allegedly threw eggs at his neighbour's home. | Police have searched the home of Justin Bieber for evidence after the Canadian pop star allegedly threw eggs at his neighbour's home. |
Officials did not say what evidence they took from the home, but arrested a member of the singer's entourage for alleged cocaine possession. | Officials did not say what evidence they took from the home, but arrested a member of the singer's entourage for alleged cocaine possession. |
The egging apparently caused serious damage to the neighbour's home in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas. | The egging apparently caused serious damage to the neighbour's home in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas. |
Police said Bieber, 19, had "not been arrested, nor has he been exonerated". | Police said Bieber, 19, had "not been arrested, nor has he been exonerated". |
Bieber co-operated with detectives but was not interviewed, Lt David Thompson told reporters, adding a judge had signed off on a search warrant. | Bieber co-operated with detectives but was not interviewed, Lt David Thompson told reporters, adding a judge had signed off on a search warrant. |
"I get that the eggs don't seem that significant, but it does rise to the level of a felony," he said. | "I get that the eggs don't seem that significant, but it does rise to the level of a felony," he said. |
"There is a victim in this case who has extensive damage done to their home. And that's a serious incident." | "There is a victim in this case who has extensive damage done to their home. And that's a serious incident." |
Officials were not disclosing the name of the Bieber associate arrested, | |
The LA County Sheriff's Office say they were looking for surveillance video tapes when they spotted the drugs "in plain view". | |
Speaking to the BBC's Newsbeat programme, Steve Whitmore from LA County Sheriff's Office said: "There were about eight people at the residence, they were detained. | |
"Justin Bieber was there as well. He was also detained, not arrested. | |
"The alleged narcotics were in such a location that they were directly related to one person and not related to the house at large." | |
He said "it is possible" that the drug was cocaine but tests would be carried out. | |
Two previous investigations into Bieber's conduct by the sheriff's department have not led to charges. | Two previous investigations into Bieber's conduct by the sheriff's department have not led to charges. |
Prosecutors declined to charge last year him after a neighbour complained he drove recklessly through the area, and in November 2012 after a paparazzi photographer accused Bieber of assault. | Prosecutors declined to charge last year him after a neighbour complained he drove recklessly through the area, and in November 2012 after a paparazzi photographer accused Bieber of assault. |
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