Lohan burglary suspects part of sting

Celebrity burglary suspect Alexis Neirs, center, attempts to hide from the cameras after she leaves the jail house Friday after posting $50,000 bail.

Nicholas Prugo, 18, was arrested last month and has been formally accused of the Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge burglaries. Lindsay’s house was robbed in August.

In a sting Thursday, Rachel Lee (considered the ring leader), 19, Diana Tamayo, 19, Courtney Ames, 18, Alexis Neiers, 18, and Roy Lopez, Jr., 27, were all arrested in connection to the crimes, according to People.

According to the authorities and sources, the teens and their circle of friends have launched a crime spree that targeted celebrities in which thousands of dollars in designer clothes, jewelry and other luxury items were taken, People said.

Allegedly, the gang located the addresses of celebrities using Hollywood star maps and the Internet and calculated when the stars wouldn’t be home based on their appearance schedules, People reported.

Though Prugo has not yet entered a plea in his case, his attorney Sean Erenstoft told People:

“I commend the LAPD for apprehending the major culprits in these capers, and I’m confident that Mr. Prugo will be found to have had a limited role in this case,” Sean said.

Neirs declared her innocence to TMZ:

“The only reason they came to my house was because they thought I was holding property for Nick [Prugo], they even searched my house and found nothing. I’m innocent in all of this and feel terrible for all the people who got robbed,” she told TMZ.

Lee was arrested in Las Vegas, while the others were picked up in the Los Angeles area. Police said they recovered some of the stolen property as a result of the search warrants that were executed. They also found three firearms and a large amount of narcotics, People reported.

Each of the suspects, except for Lee, was booked for residential burglary, with bail set at $50,000 each, while Lee was held on $3,000 bail for possession of stolen property, People reported. As of Saturday afternoon, Tamayo and Lopez remain behind bars. Ames and Neiers posted bail soon after their arrest, while Lee may be in the process of being transferred back to Los Angeles, People said.

Want to hear something really crazy? Neirs, 18, is actually involved in talks for a E! reality TV show pilot called The Arlington Family.

“Shooting began several days ago and will continue for the next few weeks. We are concerned by recent events, awaiting further details and will be monitoring the situation closely,” an E! spokesman said.

After posting bail, Neirs was picked up by her sister Playboy model Tess Taylor, who showed up at the jail Friday with a camera crew in tow. According to People, Taylor and Neirs use Arlington as their last name.

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