Teddi Mellencamp's home targeted in pair of Encino break-ins, police say
'Real Housewives' star's Encino home burglarized
The Encino home of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Teddi Mellencamp was broken into. This comes the same day as a community meeting to discuss a recent string of crimes in Encino.
LOS ANGELES - Former "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Teddi Mellencamp's Los Angeles home was targeted by a group of burglars late Monday night. The break-in was one of two that happened in the area just hours after members of the Encino community met to discuss their concerns over crime in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood.
What we know:
Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call from a home located off Hayvenhurst Avenue around 10 p.m. Monday, July 21.
Edwin Arroyave, one of the homeowners, said his entire family was home, including four children, during the break-in. He recalled three masked men jumping the fence and breaking in through a side door when the alarm went off. The intruders were inside for no more than 20 seconds and left the scene in a black BMW.
The suspects were gone by the time officers arrived.
Their home was one of two Encino homes broken into overnight. About two miles away, a home on the 4900 block of Enfield Avenue, was broken into by multiple suspects about 10 minutes earlier. No one was at the second home at that time, according to the LAPD, and it is unclear if anything was taken.
What they're saying:
Arroyave, Teddi Mellencamp's estranged husband, said he's glad no one was hurt in the incident and he's glad the intruders were scared off by the alarm system.
Edwin Arroyave speaks out after break-in
Just hours after Encino residents met with police and the district attorney about crime in the area, including multiple break-ins and the killings of two people who found a burglar in their home, two more break- ins took place in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood, police reported Tuesday.
"It gets scary, right, because I think that's where it escalates, and you never know what could happen," he said. "I had a friend/acquaintance that ended up dead because it escalated, and not too far here, either. And I think they need to be punishable, I mean, for people who really feel it. I don't think they're really feeling it right now, and yeah, I think it's been happening here for the last three years."
He's now considering additional security cameras and a guard dog.
The backstory:
Teddi Mellencamp at the 50th Annual Gracie Awards held at the Beverly Wilshire on May 20, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Variety via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Mellencamp filed for divorce from her husband, Edwin Arroyave, last November and is also battling cancer. She was diagnosed with Stage 4 melanoma in 2022.
Teddi Mellencamp is the daughter of musician John Mellencamp. The mother of four starred in "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" for three seasons.
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Other celebrities targeted in Encino
Dig deeper:
Kyle Richards, Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave at US Weekly and Pluto TV's Reality Stars of the Year event held at The Highlight Room on October 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Mellencamp's friend and co-star, Kyle Richards, was also the victim of a burglary in Encino in 2017. In addition, fellow RHOBH cast member Dorit Kemsley, was robbed at gunpoint at her Encino home in 2021.
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Last week, award-winning "American Idol" music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband were victims of a double murder. The suspect has since been charged.
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Local perspective:
Fed up with crime in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood, hundreds of Encino residents gathered at a community meeting to express their concerns about crime and safety on Monday night.
LAPD said they are increasing patrols in the area and requested air units do extra flyovers. Police also said they plan to strengthen citizen patrols.
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The Source: Information provided by the Los Angeles Police Department and former FOX 11 reports.