Pasadena police confirmed that prospective UCLA football recruits from a high school in Riverside County are suspects in the alleged theft of jewelry, cash and other items from the University of Colorado’s locker room during at the Rose Bowl on Oct. 28, according to USA Today Sports.
The suspects, whose names were not included in the report Tuesday, are from Beaumont High School in Riverside County, which is nearly 79 miles from the stadium in Pasadena.
No arrests have been made as of Tuesday, and the case has been turned over to the juvenile division of the local district attorney’s office, according to a Pasadena city spokeswoman.
UCLA Athletics said the suspects in the case were not on an “official” recruiting visit during the Buffaloes’ 28-16 loss to the Bruins.
“As this is still an ongoing investigation, we cannot confirm anything other than that the individuals in question were not on an official visit,” UCLA said in a statement to USA Today Sports.
The Beaumont Unified School District said in a separate statement that its students were not at the UCLA-Colorado game as part of a school-sponsored event.
“We are disappointed and disheartened to hear of the alleged involvement of Beaumont High School students in the incident at the UCLA-Colorado football game on October 28,” the statement read.
“We strive to promote strong character and integrity in our students, and the alleged actions do not represent our core values as a school, District, and community.
“While the students were not at the UCLA-Colorado football game as part of a school-sponsored event, the District is cooperating fully with Pasadena Police Department’s investigation.”
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, who said he didn’t have any items of his own stolen, previously asserted that the missing items should be replaced.
The NFL Hall of Famer also called on the NCAA and Rose Bowl to step in and “do something” about the situation.
Sanders added that a camera worker had a “significant amount of cash” missing.
Several Buffaloes players discussed the alleged thefts in a video posted on YouTube by Well Off Media, which chronicled Colorado’s after the loss to UCLA.
“You gonna play football, you better know your s–t’s safe,” one player said.
Another Colorado player described what he alleged was stolen.
“I had the jewelry box and everything,” he said in the video. “They took it out of my jewelry box.”
The UCLA athletic department confirmed to OutKick that items were reported missing.
Pasadena public information officer Lisa Derderian said at the time that “only the Colorado locker room and players” reported missing items after the game.