An intruder allegedly attempted to break into the legendary musician's home when the latter was home on Friday.

TMZ reports that the Beverly Hills Police Department received a radio call about a residential burglary at a home owned by Richie in the early morning hours of Friday (Aug. 22). Richie was home at the time of the incident, but the suspect was scared off due to the singer's security system. He left without stealing anything from the property.

Lionel Richie's Beverly Hills mansion was reportedly targeted by burglars in the early hours of Saturday morning, with the music icon said to have been at home at the time

A suspect accused of breaking into a Beverly Hills mansion of Lionel Richie, who was reportedly inside his home at the time of the incident, has been arrested, officials said. Officers with the Beverly Hills Police Department responded to the singer-songwriter’s 90210 neighbor in the early hours of Friday morning,

Beverly Hills police were called just after midnight to the home of the 76-year-old singer, who was home at the time of the break-in.

A 38-year-old man who may have thought breaking into music star Lionel Richie’s Beverly Hills home would be easy like Sunday morning has been arrested and jailed on suspicion of burglary. Michael John Bond was arrested about 1:55 a.

Police responding to a 911 call from Lionel Richie's Beverly Hills house arrested a burglary suspect early Friday after a neighborhood search. The singer was home at the time, NBC News reports. Police said the call just after midnight reported that someone was on the property.