Cops probe Super Bowl break-in at Gronk’s home
As if losing the Super Bowl weren’t bad enough, Rob Gronkowski returned to his posh Foxboro home Monday to find it had been broken into, police said.
The New England Patriots tight end called police at 6:18 p.m., reporting that while he was away, “multiple items” had been stolen, according to the Foxboro police log.
“Hello, this isn’t an emergency,” Gronkowski told the dispatcher in a short clip of his 911 call released by police. “This is just, this is Rob Gronkowski calling, and while I was gone, my whole house got robbed while on the Super Bowl trip, and I just got back.”
A dispatcher instructed officers to respond to Congdon Circle to talk to the homeowner, who reported “multiple safes and possible guns taken,” according to a police dispatch.
Police Chief William D. Baker declined to comment on what was stolen or whether the house has an alarm system or surveillance cameras, saying he did not want to compromise the investigation.
“There are certain things only we know and the burglars know,” Baker said.
Patriots spokesman Stacey James declined to comment on whether the team was aware if Gronkowski had any guns in the house. He does not have a license to carry, Baker said.
The house was broken into at 8:50 p.m. Super Bowl Sunday by breaking a window, according to a heavily redacted police report. That time was about mid-game of Super Bowl LII.
Gronkowski’s bedroom was locked, the report said, but one of his housemates, Nathan O. Ruckdaschel, told police that his room was unlocked and that two items worth several hundred dollars were stolen. Another housemate, Robert A. Goon, reported that his bedroom had been broken into and at least one item worth about $500 was missing, police said. All of the items are redacted in the report.
Baker said no other burglaries have been reported in that area, a quiet subdivision of stately homes that’s about a 2-minute drive from police headquarters.
“It’s not the kind of place you’d expect it to happen,” said one neighbor, who did not want to be identified, “but whoever did it knew he was going to be away.”
Built in 2014, Gronkowski’s gated, 4,486-square-foot home is assessed at $997,000, and adjoins another property he owns that includes a ranch-style house with an attached garage assessed at $699,300, according to town records.
Gronkowski had nine catches for 116 yards and two touchdowns Sunday in the Patriots’ 41-33 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.