Vanilla Ice Arrested for Home Burglary 
 
 Vanilla Ice -- Arrested for Home Burglary 
 
 EXCLUSIVE 
 
 
 
 Vanilla Ice has been arrested and charged with burglary and grand theft for allegedly stealing furniture, a pool heater, bicycles and other stuff from a vacant home in Florida. 
 
 Lantana PD tells TMZ ... it's all connected to Ice's TV show, "The Vanilla Ice Project." Ice was renovating a nearby home and allegedly thought it was a good idea to go to the abandoned place and take the items in question. 
 
 Apparently, even though the house was vacant, the rightful owner had a problem with someone jacking their belongings ... thus the burglary charge. 
 
 The cops got a search warrant and recovered some of the items. 

 LANTANA, Fla. -- Vanilla Ice was arrested Wednesday in connection with a residential burglary which occurred sometime during December 2014 and February 2015, according to Lantana police. 
 
 The recording artist and home-improvement-show host, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, was released Wednesday night after posting a $6,000 bond. 
 
 Police said the burglary occurred in the 100 block of N. Atlantic Dr. in Lantana. 
 
 During the incident, numerous items of furniture, a pool heater, bicycles and other items were removed from the residence which is currently in the process of foreclosure. 
 
 Investigators say they determined that Van Winkle played a role in the burglary and theft. 
 
 Van Winkle is currently renovating the residence adjacent to the property where the items were stolen. 
 
 Police executed a search warrant in unincorporated Palm Beach County in which several of the stolen items were recovered at a residence "under the care and control" of Robert Van Winkle. 
 
 Police say the property was identified by the victim at that location and have been returned to the rightful owner. 
 
 Van Winkle voluntarily met with detectives at the Lantana police department to provide a sworn statement. 
 
 Based on the evidence collected, witness statements and corroborating statements, he was arrested and charged with Burglary Residence and Grand Theft. 
 
 Van Winkle is best known by his stage name "Vanilla Ice." He was a popular rapper in the early 90s, scoring several hits including, "Ice Ice Baby." He is also the host of a reality television show, The Vanilla Ice Project on the DIY Network. 
 
 Frank Morales was a co-star with Van Winkle for several seasons. 
 
 He says things could get wild on set, but he never imagined anyone would do anything illegal. 
 
 "I mean, the guy's rich," Morales said. "Why would he steal? But you never know what people do." 
 
 Neighbors of the targeted home say there have been many issues with the property. They say the home has been empty for years and has attracted other thefts and squatters. 
 
 Neighbor Stephen Robertson says he had seen Van Winkle at the house in the past. "I didn't see anybody take anything," Robertson said. Robertson says he thought Van Winkle was interested in buying the home. 
 
 Morales says he is interested in seeing how this storyline plays out. "Like he always says: Yesterday's history, tomorrow's a mystery." 
 
 The DIY Network released a statement saying they have been notified of the issue and they are looking into it.
– Vanilla Ice is accused of ripping somebody off again, but this time it doesn't involve musical hooks. Police in Lantana, Fla., have charged Ice—real name Robert Van Winkle—with stealing furniture, bikes, and even a pool heater from a home, reports WPTV. Ice is currently the host of a home-renovation show on the DIY network, and TMZ reports that the charges are related. It seems he and his TV crew were renovating a home in Lantana, noticed a nearby house that was under foreclosure and unoccupied, and allegedly helped themselves to the goods inside. The homeowner eventually figured out what happened and called police, and officers recovered stolen items from Ice's residence in Palm Beach County. He is charged with burglary and grand theft.