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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Oct 3, 2015 21:04:01 GMT -6
robot6.comicbookresources.com/2015/10/phony-craigslist-comic-book-sale-turns-into-50000-armed-robbery/Phony Craigslist comic book sale turns into $50,000 armed robbery Catfishing is only a part of the dangers that await people on Craigslist. That’s only part of the lesson of a horrifying and amazing story from Lower Macungie, PA that’s circulating in the local media. Allentown’s The Morning Call has a story up on a comic book sale set up via the ubiquitous personal ads site that turned out to be armed robbery ruse. After contacting someone claiming to have a massive private comics collection for sale, 51-year-old former shop owner Gene Bartholomew and a friend showed up at a wealthy-looking yet for sale house with $50,000 in cash on Thursday. When Bartholomew found three armed men instead of long boxes in the backyard, he tossed the cash over a fence and charged the robbers head on. The paper recounts the harrowing event in detail, noting that while Bartholomew lost his money, he was able to subdue one 22-year-old suspect who is now in police custody. The other two men made off with the cash. See a report on the robbery from local station WFMZ below the jump.
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