Thieves break into former RHOA star’s car, steal camera with photos from son’s graduation

ATLANTA — Police say a former Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member was robbed in Buckhead Wednesday night.

Police said Phaedra Parks’ Mercedes-Benz was parked on Miami Circle when someone broke into her car and took personal items.

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Parks said on Instagram that the two men jumped through the passenger window and broke her glove compartment.

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She said that the thieves stole a backpack RHOA castmate Porcha Williams gave her for her birthday. Inside was a camera with photos of her son’s recent graduation.

“The items they took are sentimental to me,” Parks wrote. “If you have any info please DM (on Instagram.)

Parks is one of a string of celebrities to be the victim of a theft in Atlanta recently. Singer Akon had his Range Rover stolen from a Buckhead gas station. In January, rapper Ludacris’ Mercedes-Benz was stolen while he was at an ATM.

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