Burglars broke into the home of Hollywood actress and socialite Paris Hilton overnight, stealing away about 2 million dollars worth of jewelry and other belongings, police said on Friday.

A security guard reported about 5 a.m. that a forced entry had occurred at Hilton's home in Hollywood Hills north of Los Angeles, and the property was taken, according to Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Julianne Sohn.

Hilton, heiress of the Hilton Hotels group, was not home at the time of the burglary and the house is equipped with security video equipment.

Police said they were seeking a suspect described as a man who wore a hooded sweatshirt and gloves.

However, LAPD detectives at this time do not think that the incident is connected to infamous burglaries that have occurred in Hollywood Hills and nearby areas in recent months and cost many celebrities hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewelry and other valuables.

In those cases, two or three men clad in black and wearing ski masks and gloves hit homes of more than 70 celebrities, usually at night and often on weekends, police said.

The victims in those burglaries included former Paramount Pictures chief Sherry Lansing, Clippers basketball star Cuttino Mobley, rock band Duran Duran guitarist John Taylor, and country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

(Xinhua News Agency December 20, 2008)