Another Crazed Rihanna Fan Arrested for Trespassing

by City News Service

A man was in custody Tuesday for allegedly trespassing at Rihanna's house in Pacific Palisades.

Robert Melanson, 26, was arrested about 10 p.m. Monday after officers were notified by private security officers who allegedly saw him on the roof of the residence in the 900 block of Rivas Canyon Road near Sunset Boulevard, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.

Melanson was booked on suspicion of trespassing, police said. Bail for the misdemeanor was set at $2,882, the sheriff's department reported.

Earlier in 2013, crazed fan Steve Barrow attempted breaking and entering into Rihanna's home at 900 Rivas Canyon Road, but it ended up being a neighbor's home even though it was reported Barrow received specific instructions of how to get into the singer's home.

Also in 2013, Rihanna's Palisades neighborhood is an area of one of several notable neighborhoods with L.A. celebrities that have fallen victim to the notorious swatting pranks. 

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