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Armed men ransack Chris Brown’s home, lock aunt in closet

FILE - This June 28, 2015 file photo Chris Brown arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Three armed men in masks forced their way into a Los Angeles home owned by Brown, locked the R&B singer's aunt in a closet and then ransacked the place for valuables. Brown was not at the home during the robbery around 2 a.m. Wednesday, July 15. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - This June 28, 2015 file photo Chris Brown arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Three armed men in masks forced their way into a Los Angeles home owned by Brown, locked the R&B singer's aunt in a closet and then ransacked the place for valuables. Brown was not at the home during the robbery around 2 a.m. Wednesday, July 15. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) FILE - This June 28, 2015 file photo Chris Brown arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Three armed men in masks forced their way into a Los Angeles home owned by Brown, locked the R&B singer's aunt in a closet and then ransacked the place for valuables. Brown was not at the home during the robbery around 2 a.m. Wednesday, July 15. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Three armed men in masks forced their way into a Los Angeles home owned by Chris Brown, locked the R&B singer’s aunt in a closet and then ransacked the place for valuables, police said.

Brown was not at the home during the robbery around 2 a.m. Wednesday, Officer Liliana Preciado said. The suspects got away with an unknown amount of cash, electronics and personal items, she said.

Brown’s aunt was not hurt. Police didn’t know how long she was in the closet.

Detectives were canvassing the neighborhood around the gated property at the end of a secluded street in the San Fernando Valley and looking for surveillance camera footage.

“We’re trying to see if there’s any video evidence that might have picked up the suspects,” Lt. Kirk Kelley told reporters at the scene.