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Woman Says Justin Bieber Tried To Steal Her Phone At Sherman Oaks Batting Cage
Justin Bieber (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
It seems like Justin Bieber just can't stay out of trouble—even at a family-friendly amusement center in the San Fernando Valley. LAPD are investigating the pop singer for attempted robbery after a woman claimed that the Biebs tried to swipe her cell phone from her Monday night.
Authorities said the incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. at the Sherman Oaks Castle Park that has a mini-golf course and batting cage, according to the L.A. Times. A woman told TMZ that Bieber, 20, got in a fight with some dudes at the batting cage and thought he saw her taking out her cell phone to take snapshots of the situation. He wrangled with her to get her phone, even grabbing it out of her purse when she refused to give it to him to get her to erase the photos, she claimed.
When she showed him she hadn't taken any photos, like a grinch, he reportedly screamed at her in front of her 13-year-old daughter (who wanted to say "hi" to him), which left her girl crying. He didn't take her phone with him.The woman said he started screaming at another person. We can only hope that this crazy incident was captured on video somewhere.
LAPD Officer Rosario Herrera told the Times that they're investigating the case but they haven't talked to Bieber yet.
The embattled singer has had some run-ins with the law over the past year. He was arrested in January in Miami for DUI charges and resisting arrest. He turned himself in to the Toronto police that same month over assault allegations. And there's a pending criminal investigation against the singer for allegedly egging a neighbor's house in Calabasas.
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