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...]
Top Banner 486X60
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...]
18 Years for Man Connected to Home Invasion Robbery of Collector
A suburban Chicago man who played a role in the violent home invasion robbery of a sports card collector nearly three years ago has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Cook County prosecutors say Steven Chung, 29, of Des Plaines, knew the victim and his valuable collection. They say Chung relayed that information to two other men and led them to the man’s … [Read more...]
SoCal Detectives Find Stash of Stolen Collectibles
A stolen firearm led police to a large cache of sports memorabilia, baseball cards and coins late last week and a 30-year-old man from Anaheim, CA has been arrested in connection with the case. Last Thursday, Anaheim PD detectives and investigators from a crime task force arrested Paul Muna in West Anaheim for possession of the stolen gun. Further investigation led … [Read more...]
Ex-Postal Worker Sentenced In Theft Of High-End Cards
A Massachusetts dealer-collector finally will be getting his exquisite — and expensive — basketball cards back. And the former postal clerk who stole and tried to sell that dealer’s 23 high end cards through the internet — including a 2003-04 LeBron James Upper Deck Exquisite rookie patch card worth at least $25,000 — was sentenced Tuesday to three years of probation by a … [Read more...]
Retrieving Cards Stolen By Postal Worker Was Long Process
A Massachusetts dealer-collector thought he had lost something exquisite through the mail, but thanks to patience, persistent detective work and some good luck, some valuable rookie cards soon will be back in his possession. And a former postal clerk is awaiting sentencing for stealing a package that contained sports cards worth at least $68,668. The 37-year-old dealer knows … [Read more...]
Ex-Postal Worker Pleads Guilty in $68,000 Sports Card Theft
A Dorchester, MA woman has admitted to stealing $68,668 in sports cards from the U.S. Mail while working as a clerk at the U.S. Post Office. Venecia “Melissa” McLaren, 30, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to theft of mail by a postal service employee. Prosecutors say on Jan. 21, 2015, while working as a clerk at a post office in Roxbury, McLaren stole a Priority … [Read more...]
Ex-Parking Officer Charged With Stealing from Cooperstown Shop
A 21-year-old former Cooperstown, NY parking enforcement officer has been charged with stealing more than $56,000 worth of cards from a local hobby shop. Ian Robert Turner, of Burlington Flats, NY, is facing second degree grand larceny charges after turning himself in to police on Monday according to Otsego County District Attorney John M. Muehl. WBNG in Binghamton, … [Read more...]
Caught on Tape: Card Shop Burglary
The video is chilling to anyone who owns a sports card shop. Two men, walking almost leisurely around display cases and shelves, putting thousands of dollars in sports cards and memorabilia into cloth bags in the dead of night. Rookies and Stars, a shop located in Avenel, New Jersey, was burglarized on August 8. On Monday, the company posted surveillance video of the crime … [Read more...]
Trade You a Blaster Box for Some Smack…
A Howell, Mich., man has been sentenced to 12 days in jail for his role in a retail fraud scheme involving the theft of sports cards from Meijer stores in the southern part of the state. According to WHMI radio, 20-year-old Daniel James Bolenbaugh (right) pled guilty to a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property. Police say he was the lookout for … [Read more...]
