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Statesman Journal
An Aumsville man was arrested Wednesday on 12 counts of theft for allegedly selling $300,000 worth of comic books that he was paid to restore.
According to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, the 57-year-old man owned a business called Hero Restoration in Lebanon.
Customers from Colorado, Connecticut, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington had sent him comics for restoration.
The Aumsville man filed for dissolution of his company with the Secretary of State’s office in 2023.
But Linn County investigators found that some of the comic books were sold online or to a private comic book dealer in Washington.
Police were unable to locate the man for several months until they found him living in the 10,000 block of Stayton Road in Aumsville.
When police arrested him on Wednesday, they also seized comic books and other evidence of the theft.
Anyone who suspects they have been robbed by this man is asked to call (541) 967-3950.
Bill Poehler covers Marion and Polk County for the Statesman Journal. Reach him at [email protected]
