Chilean Police Recover $125K of Keanu Reeves’s Stolen Watches
Hi, I’m Riley Carter. Time to unpack a saga where six luxury watches took a globe-trotting detour from Keanu Reeves’s Hollywood Hills mansion to a Chilean police vault.
In December 2023, an audacious burglary at Reeves’s Los Angeles residence led to the disappearance of six high-end timepieces. Among them was a Rolex Submariner appraised at $9,500, while the full collection carried a combined value of roughly $125,000. The actor and his security team filed a detailed report with the Los Angeles Police Department, recording serial numbers and unique engravings for each piece.
Fast forward to late July 2025, and Chile’s investigative police in Santiago publicly announced the recovery of Reeves’s stolen watches during a coordinated raid. Authorities say they traced the items through an international tip line after detecting several suspicious listings for designer goods on underground marketplaces. Working alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Chilean officers seized the timepieces along with a haul of stolen cars, luxury handbags, and high-end smartphones.
Investigators revealed the ring used encrypted messaging apps to coordinate thefts across borders, laundering luxury items through a network of pawnshops and online auctions. The FBI’s Hollywood Crimes Unit has ramped up collaboration with international partners, signaling a tougher stance on the organized retrieval and resale of stolen celebrity property.
Following the operation, Chilean officials turned over Reeves’s watches and related evidence to the FBI’s Los Angeles field office. In their joint statement, the agencies confirmed the recovered items were cross-checked against serial logs provided by Reeves’s representatives. The FBI has since begun logistics for securely shipping the recovered jewels back to their rightful owner.
This takedown was part of a broader law enforcement initiative spanning South America and the United States. According to sources close to the investigation, the same ring targeted several celebrity homes, including that of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. In early 2025, Kelce reported missing electronics and personal effects to authorities, prompting an expanded probe that ultimately led to the Santiago bust.
The story gained an unexpected diplomatic twist when then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem jetted to Chile’s capital in May. Noem, who herself was the victim of a handbag snatch in a Washington D.C. eatery back in April, met with Chilean counterparts to discuss transnational burglary trends. She described the joint effort as a “model for future cooperation” between U.S. and South American agencies.
For Reeves, the recovered watches mark more than a financial win. The actor, often praised for his down-to-earth persona, had previously gifted similar watches to crew members as wrap presents—making these pieces sentimental keepsakes in addition to luxury statements. Online fans are buzzing about which recovered piece will make its red carpet comeback, with some social media posts tagging artfully shot close-ups of vintage watch dials.
This cross-border victory underscores an emerging trend: international police alliances are tightening the net on rings trafficking in celebrity property. And if anything, it proves that jurisdictional boundaries won’t hide a thief forever.
Anyway, that’s the tale of Reeves’s runaway watches. Keep your eyes peeled—you never know when these beauties will be back in the limelight.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ
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