Sacramento Comics Store Struck By Thief Who Caused Thousands Of Dollars In Damage

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A long-time Sacramento comic publication concern is cleaning up aft a thief ransacked the store.

The break-in caused thousands of dollars successful harm — and the transgression was each caught connected camera.

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“This is decidedly wherever helium came in,” said Empire’s Comics Vault proprietor Ben schwartz.

Shattered glass, splintered wood, and bare store shelves are the aftermath of an aboriginal greeting break-in astatine the store connected Fulton Avenue successful Sacramento.

“It truly is simply a large impact,” said Schwartz.

Surveillance video captured the crime, with the fishy smashing done the beforehand doorway and stealing comic books and different collectibles. He’s successful and retired successful little than 2 minutes.

“I enactment a batch of hours, I’m present a lot, I enactment a batch of concern into this place, and past to person thing similar this hap it’s a small disheartening,” said Schwartz.

This isn’t the archetypal clip the store has been targeted.

“We had gotten deed 3 times successful 2 years,” Schwartz says

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The nonaccomplishment of merchandise and thousands of dollars successful harm volition beryllium pugnacious connected his store’s bottommost line.

“The past twelvemonth and a fractional person been a proceedings for each of america tiny businesses to statesman with. And connected apical of this, not lone did we suffer merchandise but the immense interaction is helium wholly destroyed 2 doorway frames, and that’s wherever the existent outgo comes in,” helium said.

Customers are present coming successful to amusement support.

“I deliberation it’s disgusting and nasty and mean. Ben is the nicest person, helium does things for the community, artifact drives for kids astatine Christmas, and stuff. He does fantastic comic publication day,” said lawsuit Helen Hekenson.

“Ben is simply a portion of the Sacramento community. He’s got a beauteous store and there’s conscionable nary crushed for this benignant of behavior. It’s truly sad,” said lawsuit Cara Euler.

“I emotion the assemblage and that is what truly keeps maine going,” said Schwart.

Ben is present hoping a superhero volition travel guardant and assistance place this masked marauder.

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The Pizza Hut adjacent doorway was besides burglarized overnight. Police judge the aforesaid fishy committed some crimes.

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— Empires Comics Vault & Hot Sauce (@EmpiresComics) October 6, 2021