The Kids Who Robbed Hollywood

TMZ calls them the ‘Burglar Bunch,’ but the teenagers who allegedly stole from Paris and Lindsay are turning on each other. Nicole LaPorte goes inside the band of thieves.

The pugnacious tomboy; the aspiring model; the stiletto-heeled mastermind; the beanie-wearing wallflower.

Judd Apatow movie? Not quite. Those are the real-life suspects—christened “the burglar bunch” by TMZ—who were arrested last week for allegedly breaking into the homes of Hollywood celebrities, including Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, and stealing millions of dollars' worth of jewelry, cash, and high heels.

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And why not? The behind-the-scenes reality is far more gripping, and gritty, than anything on The Hills. But despite TMZ’s warm, fuzzy moniker, there’s nothing “bunch”-y about the teens.

According to several sources, they’re throwing each other under the bus in an ugly blame game that is splintering up a clan referred to, in the colloquial valley-speak of their native Calabasas—a hilly, affluent suburb north of Los Angeles—as “the Bro’s and Ho’s.”

Nicholas Prugo, 18, was arrested last month, after he was identified in videos of the burglaries at the homes of Lindsay Lohan and Hills star Audrina Patridge. His arrest triggered the other arrests last week, and Prugo is now receiving the bulk of the hate. His once-close friends declare that it’s his fault they’re being dragged into the dirt (and into the courts).

A source close to Courtney Ames—one of the alleged thieves, who was a pal of Nick Prugo’s from Indian Hills, a high school for troubled teens—said that Ames “wants to kill the kid. Everyone’s mad at Nick.”

A source close to Courtney Ames—one of the alleged thieves, who was a pal of Prugo’s from Indian Hills, a high school for troubled teens—said that Ames “wants to kill the kid. Everyone’s mad at Nick.”

“Everyone” would be fellow arrestees Alexis Neiers, the aspiring model (and sister of Playboy model Tess Taylor); Roy Lopez; and Rachel Lee and Diana Tamayo, both of whom are also Indian Hills alums.

Over the last few days, the teens—who are also suspected of breaking into the homes of Orlando Bloom; Rachel Bilson of The O.C.; and Heroes’ Hayden Panettiere—have been released on bail and are awaiting arraignment, with the exception of Tamayo, who is being held over immigration issues.