A Colorado shop may be closing after the owner was assaulted and robbed earlier this month. Paul Kendall, the 72-year-old owner of Rocky Mountain Sports and Collectibles in Pueblo told police four people entered the shop on the afternoon of August 10. One of them punched him in the face with brass knuckles and pushed him to the floor, choked him and stole his … [Read more...]
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Burglary Hits Minnesota Vintage Card Dealer Hard
The rash of sports card-related burglaries in Minnesota isn’t over. Police in St. Paul say thieves broke into a building just after midnight Thursday and stole more than 500 vintage sports cards, valued well into six figures, from the inventory of a long-time dealer. Police say they responded to an alarm and arrived to find a back window broken and the building … [Read more...]
Thieves Hit Another Twin Cities Area Sports Card Shop; Safes Taken
For the third time in three weeks, a hobby shop in the suburbs of Minneapolis-St. Paul has been burglarized. Police say thieves broke into Twin Cities Sports Cards in Golden Valley late Monday night, hauling away two safes. A week before that, Ultimate Sports Cards in Hopkins lost about $100,000 worth of inventory to an overnight theft and on March 28, Three Stars Sports … [Read more...]
New Minnesota Hobby Shop Wiped Out by Burglary
Burglars swiped thousands of sports cards, collectibles and even the security system of a Hopkins, MN hobby shop last week and the store's owners say they're offering a "substantial" cash reward if the crooks can be caught. Police there say the break-in happened at Ultimate Collectibles late last Monday night with an estimated $100,000 loss in inventory and other … [Read more...]
Maris Museum Burglary Remains Unsolved
Stolen from a display case last summer, the whereabouts of two significant awards from Roger Maris’ career remain a mystery. Maris’ 1960 American League MVP award and 1961 Hickok belt were taken in a smash-and-grab burglary at the Roger Maris Museum in his hometown of Fargo, ND in July. The theft was captured on surveillance video but the crime remains … [Read more...]
3 Arrested in Theft of 400 Game-Worn Jerseys
New Jersey authorities have announced the arrest of three men and charged them in connection with the theft of more than 400 NBA game-worn jerseys from a MeiGray Group storage facility last winter. The market value of the jerseys was listed at over $850,000. Arrested, according to the Somerset County Prosecutors Office, were Mohamed Benhalima, 28, of Brooklyn, New York; … [Read more...]
Maris Museum Burglary Investigation Leads East
A search warrant has added some intrigue to the still unsolved theft of Roger Maris’ 1960 MVP award and Hickok belt from a display case inside a North Dakota shopping mall. According to local media reports, investigators are looking into the possibility the break-in may be connected to others in New York, New Jersey and Pennslvania. Police in Fargo have been in contact … [Read more...]
Roger Maris’ 1961 Hickok Belt Stolen in Smash and Grab Burglary
The Hickok belt awarded to Roger Maris as the Professional Athlete of the Year in 1961 was stolen in a brazen early morning burglary in his hometown of Fargo, ND Tuesday. The belt was part of a display at the Roger Maris Museum inside West Acres Mall. The mall has housed the Maris display for 32 years. Chris Heaton, the mall’s property manager, told a news … [Read more...]
Thief Breaks Into Iowa Card Shop in Daytime
An Iowa sports card shop lost thousands of dollars to a burglar Saturday afternoon—a crime that happened in broad daylight. Des Moines Police say a man wearing a black coat and blue jeans kicked and pried open the locked door to Chuck’s Sports Cards around 4:30 PM, raced inside grabbed numerous valuable cards before running out. A witness saw it happen and called … [Read more...]
Update: Police Help California Dealer Reclaim Stolen Items
His ordeal is not over yet, but longtime California dealer/collector Don DelMazzio has a little bit more peace of mind this week. A three-month investigation into a burglary at DelMazzio’s residence in Anaheim Hills, California, resulted in an arr est Tuesday of a 33-year old man and the recovery of stolen property, including graded cards, memorabilia and a painting … [Read more...]
