Reyhan Harmanci

Another Picasso Found in Mark Lugo's Apartment

San Francisco Police Department
Mark Lugo

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You gotta give the guy this: he has good taste in art.

Early Tuesday morning, thanks to a tip from the San Francisco Police Department, another Picasso was found in Mark Lugo's possession.

According to The Jersey Journal, officers from the Hoboken police, New York City Police Department and the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office searched the Hoboken home of Lugo, who had been working as a sommelier at BLT Fish before his sock-less walk through a Union Square art gallery two weeks ago resulted in his arrest for taking a Picasso drawing.

Lo and behold, more art was found, including another Picasso.

SFPD spokesman Albie Esparza said that they had asked the NYPD to search Lugo's house —"we were trying to see if there was additional evidence." He couldn't provide details on the items that were found, but did note that they were thought to be valued between $300,000-$500,000. 

"Those were items taken in cases that the NYPD had been investigating," he added.

The Picasso in question had been taken from a Manhattan hotel. Lugo was also been caught on tape stealing rare wine in April of this year.

Lugo, whose California crime had received global notice (did we mention he was wearing Toms without socks at the time?), is due to appear in court in San Francisco on Friday. 

Updated 2:51 p.m.: A spokesman for the New York Police Department said that there were 10 pieces recovered from Lugo's apartment in the early morning on Tuesday. "While investigating the incident, we realized that an individual who fit the description of the thefts here was arrested in San Francisco," the NYPD officer said. They conferred with SF police and got the address of Lugo's Hoboken apartment.

The Picasso, described as a drawing, was stolen from the William Bennett Gallery in Manhattan. 

Of the 10 recovered works, eight were taken from galleries, and two from hotels. Lugo is not a currently a suspect in any other robberies. 

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