Cops, Local Prosecutor Finally Conclude That Case Of Mansion-Squatting, Adverse Possession-Claiming Crackpot Merits Trespassing Probe, Assist BofA In Reclaiming Possession Of $2.5M Vacant Foreclosure

In Boca Raton, Florida, WTVJ-TV Channel 6 reports:

• South Florida's infamous squatter is squatting no more. On Thursday police moved in to evict 23-year-old Andre Barbosa from a Boca Raton mansion – but said he was no longer there.
  
  Bank of America owns the foreclosed mansion, worth $2.5 million. Investigators said Barbosa used an obscure process called “adverse possession” to occupy the home. Bank of America sued him.
  
  Boca Raton police conducted a trespassing investigation on Thursday, to make sure that nobody was inside, and Barbosa was not.
  
  “From a police department's perspective, we needed a legal foundation to take some action,” Police Chief Dan Alexander said. “We were able to determine with the state attorney after extensive legal research that there was a basis for us to conduct an investigation.”
  
  Neighbors said it was around Christmastime when Barbosa forced his way into the home and started making it his own, with friends coming and going.

For the story, see Police Move in To Evict Squatter From Boca Raton Mansion, But Don't Find Him There (Andre Barbosa, 23, used "adverse possession" to occupy the home, investigators said).