POSSIBLY HAPPENED.
ONE OF THE TOP RACE DRIVERS IN 
THE WORLD, ROBBED WHEN HE WAS 
MOST VULNERABLE.
JENSON BUTTON WAS ASLEEP IN A 
RENTED VILLA IN FRANCE.
HIS WIFE JESSICA AND SOME 
FRIENDS ALSO IN THE HOUSE.
JENSON, JESSICA AND FRIENDS WERE
ON HOLIDAY WHEN ON MONDAY 
EVENING, TWO MEN BROKE INTO THE 
PROPERTY WHILE THEY ALL SLEPT 
AND STOLE A NUMBER OF ITEMS OF 
JEWELRY, INCLUDING, MOST 
UPSETTINGLY, JESSICA'S 
ENGAGEMENT RING, BUTTON'S 
SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE RING ALONE IS ALLEGEDLY 
WORTH HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF 
DOLLARS.
IN TOTAL, ALMOST $500,000 WORTH 
OF JEWELRY MAY HAVE BEEN STOLEN.
EVEN MORE DISTURBING, BUTTON 
BELIEVES THE BURGLARS MAY HAVE 
USED GAS TO KNOCK HIM AND HIS 
GUESTS OUT, ACCORDING TO HIS 
SPOKESMAN.
THEY WERE ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA 
AND IT'S FREQUENTED BY THE RICH 
AND FAMOUS AND BREAK-INS HAPPEN 
QUITE REGULARLY.
>> THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF 
REPORTED INCIDENTS WHERE GAS HAS
BEEN USED BY INTRUDERS, BURGLARS
TRYING TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO 
PROPERTIES TO BURGLARIZE.
>> Reporter: IN 2006, BURGLARS 
PUMPED SLEEPING GAS INTO THE 
HOME OF A FRENCH SOCCER STAR 
BEFORE BREAKING IN.
BUT SOME ARE SKEPTICAL.
>> ANESTHETIC AGENTS WOULD NEED 
TO BE PRODUCED IN ENORMOUS 
QUANTITIES AND THAT WOULD BE 
VERY DIFFICULT THE DELIVERY 
DEVISES THAT WE USE IN AN 
OPERATING THEATER WOULD NOT FIT 
THE BILL FOR THIS PURPOSE. 
>> Reporter: WHETHER OR NOT GAS 
WAS USED, BUTTON SAYS HE AND HIS
WIFE AND FRIENDS DIDN'T NOTICE 
THE BREAK-IN AS IT WAS GOING ON 
AND THAT ALL OF THEM ARE SHAKEN 
BY THE EVENTS.
POPPY, WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND 
THAT BURGLARIES IN THAT AREA ARE
SOMETHING THAT DO HAPPEN AGAIN 
AND AGAIN.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HEARD 
FROM THE 
