RAPPER NELLY TARGETED BY BURGLARS!!

Rapper Nelly has been targeted by burglars - his mansion in his St. Louis, Missouri hometown is at the center of a police probe after a break-in on Friday morning (11Dec09). An emergency call was made by a female in the residence, who saw a young man "fleeing" from the home, according to TMZ.com.

Authorities have assembled a squad of officers with sniffer dogs and a helicopter unit to patrol the area. It is unknown if Nelly was home and if anything was taken from the residence at the time of the alleged incident. Below is some raw footage.