Proprietor of $11M San Francisco mansion gives $10,000 reward for trespasser caught ‘leaping the gate’
- The owner of a $11million mansion in Russian Hill, San Francisco hung up posters of an unknown trespasser along their property
- A $10,000 reward was offered ‘for successful arrest or prosecution’ of the intruder
- Neighbors said that they have seen the posters up for around two weeks
The owner of an $11million San Francisco mansion hung up posters on their property offering a $10,000 reward for a trespasser who was caught ‘jumping the gate.’
The single-family home built in 1853 is situated on a private lot in Russian Hill, a neighborhood of San Francisco.
Laminated posters were seen along the property’s large white fence and next to the house number with a picture of the unknown intruder.
The poster also displayed text that said: ‘Have you seen this person? Call 911 if you see him or ANYONE jumping the gate or fence.’
‘Man, I want to bring him the guy. I could use $10,000,’ Arthur Vela Boas, a resident of Russian Hill told The San Francisco Standard.
The owner of an $11 million San Francisco mansion has erected this poster appealing for information about a man seen jumping the property’s gate
It went on to say that the hefty reward would be gifted to someone ‘for successful arrest or prosecution.’
DailyMail.com attempted to locate the current owner of the house and contacted neighbors for further information, but it is unclear who the resident is.
Neighbors said that they have seen the posters displayed for approximately two weeks, but don’t think that they are meant to actually catch the suspect.
Daniel Detorie, a neighbor who has lived on the same block as the mansion for 32 years said: ‘I think it’s just to scare him away.’
The 3,890 square foot mansion with four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms was first listed at $12million in 2019 but was then brought down to $11million.
It was originally built by Joseph H. Atkinson and is a registered San Francisco Historic Landmark, known as the Atkinson-Escher House.
The breathtaking mansion is pictured center frame. It sits on one of the city’s famed steep hills The Atkinson-Escher House was built in 1853 by Joseph H. Atkinson and is a registered San Francisco Historic Landmark
According to the Pacific Coast Architecture Database, the house was known as a meeting place for occult seances- paranormal spirit activity- and local high society.
Though it looks as though the owner was trying to pinpoint a specific person, neighbors have said they have a hard time making out the pictures on the poster.
‘The photo’s really bad. You can’t recognize the guy,’ Vela Boas said.
The home itself has been updated with an elevator, a two-car garage and excellent views of the Bay Area as its located near North Beach and Nob Hill, California.
Homes in Russian Hill have averaged at $1,452,925, according to Zillow.
In recent times, San Francisco has been known as one of the county’s most crime-ridden cities and has been filled with excessive drug use and homelessness.
Residents have to pick their way through streets full of unconscious and semi-conscious people in the Tenderloin district of the city as drug and homelessness rates have soared
The city’s overdose deaths soared in August with an additional 84 deaths, 66 involving fentanyl, the deadliest month since 2021.
Many businesses have also shut down in the area due to the unsafe nature of the city and high living costs.
Photos of an IKEA store that opened its doors in August revealed the now deserted business, as customers said that persistent construction, lack of parking and constant crime has kept them from shopping there.