BEVERLY — Police are still actively investigating a robbery that occurred Saturday morning in which an armed suspect broke into an estate in the Prides Crossing neighborhood and assaulted and tied up its sole occupant.
According to Beverly police Chief John LeLacheur, the department received a 911 call on Saturday about 8:50 a.m., from a neighbor of a mansion on Paine Avenue, reporting a home invasion.
Police determined that an armed suspect had broken into the home and assaulted and tied up the home’s sole occupant before stealing several items from the house, including a vehicle, which the suspect used to flee the scene.
The victim was transported to Beverly Hospital for non-life threatening injuries and was released the same day.
Police were able to locate and recover the vehicle that was stolen from the scene.
On Monday, Beverly police said they had no further details to release.
The 100-year-old, 28,000-square-foot Massachusetts mansion was at one time owned by early 20th century American tennis champion Eleonora Sears. Born into wealth and fortune and commonly referred to as a “Boston Society Girl,” Sears was ranked twice in the U.S. top 10 tennis players in 1914 and 1916, reaching number three in 1916, according to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
The mansion was sold in 2023 for $18,275,000, according to luxury real estate firm Douglas Elliman.
The incident is under investigation by the Beverly police, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police.