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Man Squatting in Million-Dollar San Francisco Mansion Arrested After Trying to Steal $300,000 Art
NBC Bay Area ^ | Oct 19, 2015 | Pete Suratos

Posted on 10/20/2015 3:39:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Man Squatting in Million-Dollar San Francisco Mansion Arrested After Trying to Steal $300,000 Worth of Art: Police

A man who was squatting in a multimillion-dollar mansion attempted to pawn about $300,000 in paintings from the property in San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood, according to police.

Shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday, a real estate agent at a mansion in the 3000 block of Washington Street, near Alta Plaza Park, reported a man who was apparently not authorized to be on the premises, according to San Francisco police spokesman Officer Carlos Manfredi.

The mansion, which spans 21,000 square feet, was once valued at $21 million and was purchased by CNET founder Halsey Minor in 2007. Police said the mansion has sat vacant for years. It was put back on the market in 2013 when Minor filed for bankruptcy.

The real estate agent confronted the suspect, later identified as 39-year-old Jeremiah Henry Kaylor, and told him to leave the property, Manfredi said.

Kaylor left the home, apparently taking the paintings in a shipping crate via a moving truck and claiming the items were "junk" that belonged to him, police said. Police said Kaylor was selling the art inside the home, adding that he sold 11 pieces of art through social media and to pawn shops.

When contacted by police, Kaylor said he was going to buy the property and even provided documents as proof. Police, however, said Kaylor was not telling the truth. Officers took him into custody, along with the art.

Kaylor was charged with 10 counts of burglary. Nine of the 11 paintings have been recovered, and police said they have good leads pointing them to the remaining two.

Police said Kaylor's last known residence was in Dragoon, Arizona. It's not clear if he has an attorney. The incident remains under investigation.


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: arizona; california; cnet; dragoon; halseyminor; pacificheights; sanfrancisco
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To: BwanaNdege

Really? Wow. If a Calif. home worth $700K (probably a three bedroom, two bath) can be purchased for $130K in NC, then I need to move out of Calif.

A two bedroom and one bath near Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley is about $900K.


21 posted on 10/20/2015 4:54:21 PM PDT by Falconspeed ("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94))
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To: nickcarraway

Something similar happened in my town. On the *other side o the tracks* ...in a development of multi-million dollar mc mansions ... squatters took up residence in an empty house that was up for sale by people who had moved to Florida.

Funny thing was, they set up a MJ growing operation in the vacant place. B/c it was down a long drive, not visible from the road, neighbors had no idea what was going on.

The real estate market [especially for pricey homes] has been in the terlit. Funny that no neighbor suspected the comings and goings ...and the real estate agent never went by, or had to show the house.

Needless to say, the place was trashed. I believe the local undercover cops caught wind of the address as a place to buy good weed.

TA-DA!


22 posted on 10/20/2015 6:10:12 PM PDT by Daffynition (*We are not descended from fearful men*)
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To: SES1066

I think the art may have been left *up* as part of the *staging* for the house to show its best foot forward.

If the owner had *fine-arts-insurance* as a rider....the art would have been paid off 100% of appraised value.


23 posted on 10/20/2015 6:14:35 PM PDT by Daffynition (*We are not descended from fearful men*)
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To: nickcarraway

S.F., sanctuary city, leave this poor undocumented art dealer alone.


24 posted on 10/20/2015 6:58:34 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Bill and Hillary Clinton are the penicillin-resistant syphilis of our political system.)
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To: nickcarraway

Yeah, that’s going to be prison.


25 posted on 10/20/2015 6:59:48 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: nickcarraway

From Dragoon, AZ? Last time I was in Dragoon it was a bar surrounded by ranches...


26 posted on 10/20/2015 7:10:41 PM PDT by Tammy8
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To: nickcarraway

I will never never never never understand how a squatter has any legal rights or standing at all. Never. The owner is the owner, period.


27 posted on 10/20/2015 7:28:05 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: Bringbackthedraft

That is no joke. My niece and her husband bought a house there 10 years ago, it was a small fixer upper. It didn’t need major work but needed paint, flooring, repairs. They paid over $700,000.


28 posted on 10/20/2015 7:29:04 PM PDT by Tammy8
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To: Falconspeed

True story. And in some places in Texas that would get you a nice home with several acres of land.


29 posted on 10/20/2015 7:31:53 PM PDT by Tammy8
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To: Sir Napsalot

“The mansion, which spans 21,000 square feet”

A 21,000 square foot house is “large” be it located in San Fran or Kansas City.


30 posted on 10/20/2015 8:01:24 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Tammy8

My daughter lives by the eBay headquarters, its a 3BR ranch on a slab, its about 1M now. What gets me is people buy them and then tear them down to build a new home. It then becomes 1.5M home.


31 posted on 10/20/2015 8:18:04 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (In the words of Oliver Hardy; "Another fine mess you have gotten us into.")
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To: PAR35
You are more than 30 years out of date:

Thanks, I'm now feeling my age - you young whippersnapper!

32 posted on 10/21/2015 4:14:04 AM PDT by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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To: Bringbackthedraft

It makes no sense to me.


33 posted on 10/21/2015 7:54:28 AM PDT by Tammy8
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To: BwanaNdege

Thank you.

Granite Falls, NC
$139,900; 4 beds 2 baths

Berkeley, CA
$999,000; 4 beds 2 baths 

Wow. Amazing difference.


34 posted on 10/23/2015 10:38:44 PM PDT by Falconspeed ("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94))
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To: Falconspeed

As far as I know, Granite Falls has never held a Gay Pride Parade and the streets are not littered with either the “homeless” or human feces. I’ve never been to Berkeley, but I’ve read reports of problems like that in Berkeley (or perhaps San Francisco?).

My guess is the annual property taxes & Insurance on that home run about $800 total.

Of course, Granite Falls will not have the restaurants, symphony & theaters of Berkeley, but Blowing Rock, Asheville and Charlotte are not that far away. With the money saved on property taxes alone you could afford to fly somewhere exotic every month for “great restaurants, symphonies, etc.”


35 posted on 10/24/2015 3:58:08 PM PDT by BwanaNdege
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To: BwanaNdege

Thank you. Charlotte sounds great.

My grandmother and father are from Berkeley. Both told me that Berkeley was a classy town with the university and top students. Then the 1960’s rolled in with Wavy Gravy and the LSD inspired Hippie movement. Today there is a mixture of both with the Wavy Gravy crowd in charge of the city council. As a result, bums, grime, robbery and wild dogs repulse the fine parents visiting their brilliant students. Sad.


36 posted on 10/26/2015 9:19:23 PM PDT by Falconspeed ("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94))
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