Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Actor and rapper LL Cool J `` physically detained '' an alleged burglar he caught in his Los Angeles home early Wednesday , police said . The man tripped his home security alarm at 1 a.m. , sending him into action , according to a Los Angeles Police statement . After catching the man , he held him until police arrived , police said . The man , whose name was not released , was booked into jail , police said . The police statement did not detail what charges he faces . `` LL Cool J , and his family , are safe and thank everyone for their thoughts and concern , '' his representative said in a statement to CNN . `` As a father , husband and citizen , he is committed to keeping his family safe and is cooperating with authorities on this private matter . '' LL Cool J , whose real name is James Todd Smith , plays Special Agent Sam Hanna on `` NCIS : Los Angeles , '' a CBS crime series . CNN 's Denise Quan and Jane Caffrey contributed to this report .
A man tripped LL Cool J 's home security alarm early Wednesday , police say . After catching the man , the rapper-actor held him until police arrived , police say . TL;DR Rapper LL Cool J, who was shot in his Los Angeles home, is recovering at a hospital after he fell and hit his head on an elevator door Tuesday morning...