SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Residents of a San Francisco building that has flooded twice since June report theft and people breaking into their vacant apartments.

At 2:27 a.m. on June 10, Kate Sutherland received a notification. A person was discovered in her empty apartment at Tehama 33.

“When I opened the video, I happened to see a person strolling through my device and taking a video with a flash. That sent goosebumps down my spine,” Sutherland said.

The eerie video showed what looked like a person moving slowly in the dark. The building was empty for several days after a burst water pipe flooded the building. Kate ended her lease four days after recording this video.

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Luz Pena: “How did they explain what happened?”

Kate Sutherland: “You really know how to explain it. They kept saying it was unauthorized.”

Kate's story is just the tip of the iceberg. This week another resident caught a contractor using the toilet in one of the apartments and taking something on the way out. Hines, the real estate company that owns the building, confirmed the theft on Monday, saying in part:

“It was recorded that a contractor performing repairs on one of the units at Tehama 33 removed items from the unit. This contractor was terminated immediately.”

In the case of Stephanie Sunwoo, thousands of dollars disappeared from her bank account this morning.

“Two fraudulent checks were cashed on my account. They both total over $1,500 each in my bank account,” said Stephanie Sunwoo, 33, a Tehama resident.

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Sunwoo says her entire checkbook is in her bedside table in her empty apartment.

“The thought of someone going through the bedside table in my bedroom, taking a box full of checkbooks is really alarming, and now I'm very afraid of identity theft,” Sunwoo said.

Residents also report theft in the bike room.

“Our bike room was completely looted. There are remains of people's bicycles. Some people’s bikes are completely missing,” Sunwoo said.

Regarding theft, Hines said, among other things:

“While we have not yet confirmed the validity of these claims, we have temporarily withdrawn all contractors’ access to housing units while we work on a solution to increase safety measures.”

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And for residents like Maarya Abbasi, these reports make them want to get all their belongings out of the building quickly. She says Hines makes it difficult.

“It just feels like a nightmare that never ends,” Maarya Abbasi said.

Hines does not allow residents to enter the building and only lets them use Hines-hired movers.

“That's something I asked Tehama too: 'What can we do if our property is damaged?' I was just told we had to get our own renters insurance,” Abbasi said.

Hines said they are providing locked storage units for residents who are scheduled to move out by the end of the month.

As for the theft of bikes, they said they did not know if bikes were stolen, but said a large number of bikes were left behind.

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We also followed up and asked about the resident who said her checkbook was stolen and they said it was a police matter.

Statement from Hines on 33 Tehama – August 16, 2022

“It has come to our attention that on August 15, 2022, a contractor performing repairs on one of the units at 33 Tehama was on record removing items from the unit. This contractor was terminated with immediate effect. All construction workers in 33 Tehama are licensed. We are bonded and insured and work with reputable subcontractors. We ensure security on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and keeping our residents' belongings safe is our top priority.

There are very few allegations of other security issues in the units. Although we have not yet confirmed the validity of these claims, we have temporarily withdrawn all contractors' access to housing units while we work on a solution to increase security measures. These measures include, at a minimum, a comprehensive video surveillance system to capture footage while contractors are in residents' units to protect their property on an active construction site.

When we learned that the timeline for re-occupancy of 33 Tehama would extend into 2023 and informed residents that they would need to find alternative housing, we began working with the city government and local building owners to find housing for our am to secure most vulnerable residents, which include residents of the 60 units below market rate (BMR) at 33 Tehama. We were successful with the city, who responded promptly to the request. We continue to work with local building owners to find housing solutions for these residents. We hope that building owners in San Francisco with vacant BMR units will agree to support these 33 Tehama residents by offering them housing at this time.

As financial and lodging assistance for 33 Tehama residents ends tomorrow, August 17th, we have extended financial and hotel lodging assistance to tenants who meet certain income requirements through August 31st. We continue to work closely with building owners and in Partner with Supervisor Dorsey and other government officials to find a longer-term solution. “

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FARGO — A West Fargo woman has been accused of stealing roughly $100,000 from a plumbing company where she worked.

Lisa Michelle Koehmstedt, 51, appeared Friday, Sept. 30, in Cass County District Court on a felony charge of theft. She could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Koehmstedt was an accountant for Riverside Plumbing in Fargo when she allegedly stole the money, according to a criminal complaint. Records given to investigators by Riverside owner Jeremy Johnson suggested the theft happened between July 2020 and June 2022, the complaint said.

A fraud audit showed $96,604 was paid to AT&T, Glitter and Tees, and Seven O One, the complaint said.

Koehmstedt was booked Thursday into the Cass County Jail.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An 81-year-old metro woman is still trying to financially recover months after her handyman and caretaker allegedly withdrew thousands of dollars from her bank account over the course of three months.

Alice Dragoo told KFOR two of her close friends introduced her to Joseph Wisner late last year.

“A really super nice young man that I thought was honest and straightforward. I hired him to take care of me when I had shoulder surgery because I didn’t want strangers in the house. [When] I had met him, he was going through a hard time, so I thought I’d give him a helping hand,” said Dragoo.

Wisner was also hired to help out around the house and do minor repairs.

Dragoo and Wisner became good friends and often went out together, according to Dragoo.

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Dragoo said while they were out and about one day, she gave Wisner her debit card to make a one-time withdraw from her International Bank of Commerce (IBC) account.

Dragoo also gave Wisner her pin number, he withdrew money and then they went on about their day.

“But then I got a bank statement and he had been taking my bank card and drawing up to 3 to $500 a night out of my checking account, my savings, the only thing I had left pushing for this all these last few years,” explained Dragoo.

Dragoo said she hardly ever checks her bank statement, “but that’s the way it was. I didn’t catch in time. My mistake.”

During some of those withdraws, Dragoo claimed to have been in Colorado visiting family, so she knew something wasn’t right.

Dragoo confronted Winser, but she said he never admitted to taking her money.

Dragoo said the IBC had video footage of Wisner withdrawing from her account at an ATM on N. Portland.

Dragoo and her family were able to produce the video and handed it over to Oklahoma City Police, according to officials.

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Wisner was eventually kicked out of his home shortly after finding out.

“It appears that he had been stealing her ATM card, going out using it and coming back and replacing it without her having knowledge of it,” said Msgt. Gary Knight with OKCPD.

Dragoo said she is a heavy sleeper, and so while she was asleep, Wisner would take her card and use it during the nighttime.

Although Wisner never admitted to the crime in person, he texted Dragoo saying, “I’m sorry I let you down. I let a woman get the best of me and was trying to woo her is the stupid truth but I have always intended on returning what I borrowed. I’m sorry for the pain I’ve caused you. I never wanted to hurt you. Thank you for helping me. Ich liebe dich…”

A text Joseph Wisner sent to Alice Dragoo on April 11. KFOR Photo.

Dragoo has yet to receive that money back though.

On top of the $11,000 in cash that was allegedly stolen, Dragoo said she lost about $12,000 in family memories and tools.

“For the first time in my life, I had to ask for help for medication that my heart doctor says I have to have. I couldn’t afford it. I should have been able to afford my medicine even with my insurance paying the majority of it. I couldn’t afford the $300. That’s what it came down to. $300. I didn’t have it,” stated Dragoo.

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Dragoo has tried contacting the IBC to get her money back, but she said talking with her bank has been a dead end.

“The bank said because I was with him one time and giving the numbers to my card to withdraw money from ATM that I gave him permission. They will not honor all the times he used it without me with it,” explained Dragoo.

She said she understands her specific branch may have to go through corporate to get the money back, but she doesn’t understand why they haven’t been able to do so far.

News 4 reached out to Dragoo’s specific IBC branch, but the representative said she had never heard about the situation and took our information down to pass it along to someone else.

We have not received a call back.

An arrest warrant was issued July 27 for Wisner.

He was arrested Monday and now faces charges for second degree burglary, elderly exploitation, and possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent.

Mugshot of Joseph Wisner. Photo courtesy of Oklahoma County Jail.

“I feel better that he’s going to have to pay. I mean, he’s got to grow up and face what he’s done is wrong and straighten his life up. He’s got a choice,” said Dragoo.

Dragoo wants her situation to be a lesson to others to do background research on who they’re letting into their home.

She said she feels like she can’t trust other people now, which is what she never wanted.

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SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A pair of brazen garage break-ins were captured on video in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood.

One video shows Burglars intentionally ramming a garage with their car. It happened on Friday, March 4 around 5:30 pm on Franconia Street, in Bernal Heights. The driver casually gets out of the car and approaches the damaged garage. Another camera captures the passenger getting out as someone walks by with a dog across the street.

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The two burglars walk out with stolen production equipment, and even hold up traffic on the residential street.

“The idea that these people could drive a car through my garage door in broad daylight, surrounded by witnesses and casually walk out with more of my property is a clear sign that there is no consequences to that type of action here in the city,” said resident Alex Cruzvergara.

This was actually the second time in two weeks Cruzvergara believes the same crooks hit his garage.

Video shows what appears to be a Subaru Outback outside his garage on February 18 around midnight. The burglars stole $25,000 worth of production equipment.

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He said he lost nearly $7,000 worth of gear in the most recent break-in. One thief even dropped his hat in the garage, which police have as evidence.

Cruzvergara is a cinematographer and owns a small production company. He believes he was targeted.

“It was clear to me that they knew what they were taking. They knew what they had missed the first time, and wanted to come back and get the rest of it,” he said.

He’s since canceled and lost out of several jobs without his gear.

“They just didn’t really have any second thought, or anything just drove up, looked at the garage for a few minutes,” said neighbor Campbell Yore. “It’s pretty disturbing to see that.”

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Over the weekend, Cruzvergara noticed the same Subaru driving around his neighborhood and he followed it at a safe distance while he called the police. He said SFPD later found the car abandoned but identified two suspects.

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PORTOLA VALLEY (CBS SF) – A peninsula vermin fighter is accused of stealing jewelry from a customer’s home and the sheriff’s deputies believe there may be more victims.

MPs responded to a woman’s home in Portola Valley on July 2 after discovering her jewelry was missing. The woman said the suspect, a Complete Pest Control employee, was at her home earlier in the day and doing extermination services.

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The investigation revealed that the suspect was searched on parole.

On July 13, detectives conducted a parole search of the suspect’s home in Menlo Park.

Connor Timmons. (San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office)

“The search found a large amount of jewelry from his bedroom and found the victim’s stolen jewelry,” said a statement from the sheriff’s office

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MPs also said the suspect was unable to provide an answer on how he got the jewelry.

The suspect, identified as 23-year-old Connor Timmons, has been detained in San Mateo County’s Main Prison for aggravated theft and possession of stolen property. According to prison records, Timmons is due to appear in court on Wednesday.

Detectives said Timmons may have stolen jewelry from victims’ homes while at work.

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Anyone who has recently done business with the company and has lost or stolen items is encouraged to contact Detective Judson Piper at 650-363-4062 or jpiper@smcgov.org.

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PORTOLA VALLEY (CBS SF) – A peninsula vermin fighter is accused of stealing jewelry from a customer’s home and the sheriff’s deputies believe there may be more victims.

MPs responded to a woman’s home in Portola Valley on July 2 after discovering her jewelry was missing. The woman said the suspect, a Complete Pest Control employee, was at her home earlier in the day and doing extermination services.

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The investigation revealed that the suspect was searched on parole.

On July 13, detectives conducted a parole search of the suspect’s home in Menlo Park.

Connor Timmons. (San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office)

“The search found a large amount of jewelry from his bedroom and found the victim’s stolen jewelry,” said a statement from the sheriff’s office

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MPs also said the suspect was unable to provide an answer on how he got the jewelry.

The suspect, identified as 23-year-old Connor Timmons, has been detained in San Mateo County’s Main Prison for aggravated theft and possession of stolen property. According to prison records, Timmons is due to appear in court on Wednesday.

Detectives said Timmons may have stolen jewelry from victims’ homes while at work.

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Anyone who has recently done business with the company and has lost or stolen items is encouraged to contact Detective Judson Piper at 650-363-4062 or jpiper@smcgov.org.

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A Los Angeles man accused of stealing a lemur from the San Francisco Zoo this week was arrested Thursday in San Rafael after allegedly stealing a store from a supermarket and then stealing a truck, authorities said With.

Cory McGilloway, 30, has been admitted to Marin County Jail for crimes such as burglary, theft, and vandalism. San Rafael police said he stole about $ 500 worth of groceries from the Smart & Final on 935 Anderson Drive Thursday night and then stole a truck owned by Marin Sanitary Service.

San Rafael police searched McGilloway’s cell phone while investigating the thefts and found a photo of a lemur. Lt. Dan Fink said the photo aroused suspicion among arresting officers, who knew Maki, a male ring-tailed lemur, had been stolen from the San Francisco Zoo this week.

Fink said officers notified the San Francisco police, who interviewed McGilloway and charged him in connection with stealing the lemur. McGilloway will be transferred to the San Francisco County Jail after his release from San Rafael police custody for aggravated animal theft, break-ins, looting and vandalism, authorities said.

The overnight break-in at the San Francisco Zoo was reported Wednesday morning. The investigation into the incident continues, the San Francisco police said on Friday.

The missing lemur was found on San Fernando Way in Daly City around 5 p.m. Thursday, police said. Maki “was determined to be in good health and was returned to the San Francisco Zoo,” said the San Francisco Police Department in an announcement.

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