The San Francisco housing market isnotoriously insane in good order now . However , maybe do n’t assay to get around it by hunker in a conveniently vacant $ 12.5 million mansion desolate by a bankrupt technical school bro , and help yourself to one C of 1000 of dollar worth of nontextual matter allow hang on its paries .
That strategy did n’t put to work for 39 - year - previous Jeremiah Kaylor , whowas break this weekendfor doing precisely that over the past two months . Though the accurate reference of the Presidio Heights dwelling was n’t bring out , real estate of the realm blog Curbed SFspeculates that it ’s a “ grand but dilapidated ” manse dubbed “ Le Petite Trianon ” ( model after the real one in Versailles ) , originally name for cut-rate sale at $ 25 million back in 2012 . It ’s been vacant , with a steady slump ask price , for years .
It ’s not yet clear how Kaylor came up with his bluff artistic creation - theft scheme , but we do know how he got nab . According to SF Gate , cops were call to the attribute late Saturday night in response to a “ shady person ” paper . Kaylor assert he was buy the domicile , and had legal document ( soon compulsive to be fake ) to rise it .
[ Officer Carlos ] Manfredi said that Kaylor did n’t appear to have a criminal history in California and it was ill-defined whether this was a individual incident or if he had a habit of inhabiting , and stealing from , high - price homes while they ’re on the market .
“ For a person to sire sound text file , you ’ve got to be a little more sophisticated than your average nester , ” Manfredi said .
The officers tried to get hold of the home ’s owner and the real demesne federal agent responsible for the home , but given that it was airless to midnight on a Saturday , Manfredi say , were unable to do so .
The plot thickened the next Clarence Day , when the name broker for the mansion performed a “ citizens arrest ” while summoning the law . He was presently arrest for real , andcharged with 10 numeration of burglary . Just in the nick of prison term , too , the SF Gate report remain :
As police baffle there , for the second fourth dimension in as many twenty-four hours , Kaylor had a painting next to a move avant-garde alfresco of the home and the factor informed the officers that 11 painting were lose from inside the home plate , Manfredi enounce . They were esteem at well over $ 300,000 , he tell .
ABC Newsnotes that the paintings were sold to pawn shops and via societal medium for less than their measure value , and all but two were cursorily recovered . The issue also predict the mansion “ unkempt ” and say that police say it ’s unclear who actually owns the steal art . Curbed SF and Business Insider both name the prop owner as CNET founder Halsey Minor , of whom Business Insider says :
In 2001 , Minor ’s net worth was $ 180 million . He sell CNET to CBS for $ 1.8 billion in 2008 . By 2013 , however , he was file for failure , most likely due to his expensive taste in real estate , artistry , and horse . In 2014 , he founded Bitreserve , an on-line bitcoin exchange .
Update :
In a follow - up office , SF Gate reportedthat Kaylor admit in a clink interview to steal the paintings , though he pled not shamed to the five felony charges brought against him ( burglary , two counts of grand theft and two enumeration of possessing stolen dimension ) on October 20 . The sign of the zodiac ’s address was also confirm to be 3800 Washington Street — which Kaylor referred to as his “ thug mansion , ” and believes he has legal claim to .
persona of alleged criminal offence panorama 3800 Washington Streetvia Google Street View .
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