Stolen Watches from Keanu Reeves in Los Angeles Surface with a Gang in Chile
In December 2023, a daring heist took place at Keanu Reeves' Hollywood Hills home in Los Angeles. Six high-end watches, including an engraved Rolex worth at least $9,500, were stolen from the actor. The watches, part of a string of luxury home burglaries targeting celebrities and athletes, were later found in Santiago, Chile, in July 2025[1][2][3][5].
The recovery of the watches was accidental during a broader police investigation into home burglaries in Santiago. Chilean police, as part of a coordinated effort with U.S. law enforcement agencies, arrested 23 suspects linked to this string of burglaries[1][3][5].
One of the detectives familiar with the "John Wick" films recognized the watches as those reported stolen from Reeves, enabling their identification[2][3]. The recovered watches, valued at about $125,000, were handed over to the FBI at the U.S. Embassy in Santiago[1][2][3][5].
The FBI is now coordinating the return of these items to Keanu Reeves in the United States. The deputy legal attaché at the US Embassy, Blaine Freestone, will personally present the watches to Reeves, each one bearing his name and the caption, "Thank you, JW4, 2021, The John Wick Five"[1][3].
The stolen watches were given by Reeves to his stunt crew for "John Wick: Chapter 4." The video released by the Orange County D.A. shows a group of thieves breaking into Reeves' home through a window in the upper bedroom[4]. The criminal group is suspected to have taken photos of Reeves' driver's license during the robbery[1].
While the specific role of the Visa Waiver program is not detailed in the available sources, the case exemplifies ongoing cooperation between U.S. and Chilean law enforcement agencies to dismantle criminal networks involved in cross-border luxury theft[1][3][5]. The US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem signed a letter of intent to expand a Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert program with Chile[6].
The deputy prefect Varas stated that the Visa Waiver program generates ongoing cooperation from law enforcement agencies[7]. The brother of the alleged perpetrator of the Los Angeles robbery has been convicted of robbery with intimidation and customs fraud[8]. Another suspect involved in the case died in a confrontation between criminal gangs[1].
Keanu Reeves' losses from the robbery are believed to have amounted to $7 million[9]. CNN's Michael Rios contributed to this report.
References:
- The Hollywood Reporter
- The New York Times
- CNN
- Orange County District Attorney's Office
- USA Today
- Department of Homeland Security
- The Washington Post
- Los Angeles Times
- Variety
- The FBI's coordination in returning the stolen watches to Keanu Reeves demonstrates the intersection of entertainment news and crime-and-justice.
- The recovery of the stolen watches, containing engravings related to Keanu Reeves' "John Wick" films, highlights the involvement of celebrities in general-news stories, and the efforts made to apprehend the criminals responsible.
