Burglars Sting Madonna

By Stephen M. Silverman

06/24/1998 at 12:00 AM EDT

While Madonna, her two young children (Lourdes and Rocco) and boyfriend Guy Ritchie were upstairs sleeping early Friday morning, thieves broke into her London home, police have confirmed to Reuters. "A number of items were stolen including a set of car keys which were then used to steal the Range Rover," said a police spokeswoman, referring to Ritchie's Rover. "The vehicle was later recovered in west London, and forensic testing will be carried out on it." The intruders apparently left the inhabitants of the house alone. Ironically, Madonna, citing safety reasons, recently said she preferred living in London to Los Angeles.