Inside a Scottsdale art theft: Records link suspected thief to art heist in West Hollywood

A man was arrested in January on the rooftop of a Scottsdale art gallery. Police surrounded him with guns drawn. A quarter-million dollars worth of fine art – three Picassos and two Andy Warhols – were scattered where they had been dropped just feet away by the would-be thief.

In an attempt that mirrored the Scottsdale break-in, Singh allegedly broke into the Hamilton-Selway Fine Art gallery in West Hollywood on December 22 and stole two Andy Warhol edition prints valued at nearly $100,000. Scottsdale police rushed to the downtown gallery district before opening hours on January 7 after an employee at the American Fine Art gallery called to report a burglary in progress.The employee said a burglar alarm went off at the gallery, which is at the corner of Scottsdale Road and Main Street. The employee discovered several pieces of art missing from the walls. He could hear someone talking upstairs. He notified the gallery owner, who called 911.

Police believe he entered the gallery by breaking through a metal door on the roof. Once inside, he walked around and removed seven pieces of art from the wall, including three Picassos, two Andy Warhols, and a Keith Haring poster. The art was valued at a total of $250,000. Police believe he “stashed” the art on the roof of a neighboring business as he tried to hide from police.

He was warned in an early court hearing: “You may not leave the state of Arizona without the permission of your judge.”Court records say his ankle monitor was cut off and found ditched in a trash bin on March 6. When ABC15 later learned of the criminal charges facing Singh in California, Laboy would only say, “I’m aware of the allegations.”

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