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Another minor work not discovered in Terry Helbing's SRO room. An estimated $100,000 worth of other paintings were, however.
The district attorney's office this morning filed multiple charges in
the curious case of Terry Helbing, an apparently unique lover and collector of art.
The Tenderloin resident -- who is accused of pilfering more than $100,000 worth of art and cramming it into his cramped SRO hotel room -- was charged with one count of burglary, two counts of receiving or being in possession of stolen property and one count of grand theft, all felonies.
All of these charges stem from works of art Helbing allegedly purloined from the San Francisco Botanical Garden library,
where he was arrested Tuesday. Garden staff called police when they noticed Helbing in the building;
he had purportedly irked staff by attempting to walk off with artwork before.
Helbing will be arraigned tomorrow morning. He will enter a plea and his bail will be set.
More charges could come later, as the investigation into the cache of artwork discovered at Helbing's Tenderloin flat continues.
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