Northern California DA Has Another Ex-Homeowner In Crosshairs For Allegedly Stripping $100K In Fixtures From Now-Foreclosed Home

In Ripon, California, KXTV-TV Channel 10 reports:

• For the second time in a week, the San Joaquin County district attorney's office is expected to charge a Ripon couple with "stripping" a house they had to leave. The large and beautiful home had nearly $100,000 worth of fixtures taken, allegedly by the previous owners.

• "They took everything from doorbells to appliances, even furnaces in the attic," said Ray Davidson, who bought the home at auction after the foreclosure. Although the home is nearly put back together, holes remain where trees were removed, and not all the window coverings have been replaced. The district attorney's office has completed an investigation against the previous owners, and charges were expected by the end of the week.

• This home is right around the corner from another home in Ripon that was also stripped. The couple who owned that home appeared in court last week after being charged with grand theft and extortion. [... P]rosecutor Stephen Taylor promised last week the district attorney is starting to investigate and prosecute these incidents.

For the story, see Another foreclosed upscale Ripon house stripped.