Alaska Suspect charged in theft of $126K in silver coins from Kodiak home

Gluggo

I hope they hang the guy!

Alaska State Troopers have made in arrest in the theft of silver coins valued at more than $100,000 from a Kodiak home.

Christopher Peters, 34, of Kodiak, is charged with burglary and theft in the case, troopers said.

Troopers on Feb. 6 received a report of a burglary in which $126,000 in Canadian 1.5-ounce silver coins were stolen along with other collector coins, gold jewelry and two handguns.

The coins taken from the home over the next two weeks began showing up at pawn shops in Kodiak, Anchorage and Fairbanks, troopers said. Troopers conducted interviews and developed a list of suspects.

On Saturday, troopers and Kodiak police executed a search warrant at the home of Peters. Inside the home and a vehicle, they recovered $10,3500 worth of stolen silver coins, gold jewelry, shipping receipts, ledgers, and U.S. Postal Service tracking numbers for reselling the coins, troopers said.

Officers arrested Peters and he remains jailed in Kodiak.

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2020/02/24/suspect-charged-in-theft-of-126k-in-silver-coins-from-kodiak-home/

TurtleCat

When it comes to these stories the thing I’m most curious about is how the victim was targeted. Was it just opportunity or being followed or something else?

Bullsitter

Pawn shops ??? Dumb Crooks 101

Smudge

@TurtleCat said:
When it comes to these stories the thing I’m most curious about is how the victim was targeted. Was it just opportunity or being followed or something else?

Possibly a lack of discretion.

TwoSides2aCoin

Pitiful.

SaorAlba

An awful lot of the time the victim knows the perp - acquaintance, friend, family member.

TurtleCat

I can see how lack of discretion and showing things to too many people could be a problem. I try to limit how many people know about my collection and very few know what’s in it. That is why I like this board: I can talk about it largely anonymously.

3stars

To do that in Kodiak let alone in Fairbanks is dumb. Not like a lot of dealers around, or pawn shops for that matter. Might work in Los Anchorage, but still a small city.

Lakesammman

Doesn't sound like a real bright robber.....

There are people in Alaska who hoard gold and silver, not trusting banks or the government. Remember Joe Vogler, founder of the Alaska for Independence Party?? My best friend knew him and said he had so many gold nuggets hidden in the house that he would pay cash every time he needed a heavy piece of equipment for his mining operations (think CAT D8 or D10). He was murdered in the early 90's, likely for political reasons rather than robbery.

If you're one of those people, best to keep your mouth shut!

BuffaloIronTail

I dunno. That's a lot of coins to be laying around in someones house.

But I guess the post above me kinda explains the thinking up there.

Pete

Justacommeman

While a good beating and lengthy jail time seems reasonable a hanging seems a little harsh

m

Pnies20

@TurtleCat said:
When it comes to these stories the thing I’m most curious about is how the victim was targeted. Was it just opportunity or being followed or something else?

Could be any number of things. Saw him at the bank with a bunch of cash and followed him, heard him talking at a bar, a friend went into the house to do some work and saw a bunch of valuables, etc.

Hydrant

@Justacommeman said:
While a good beating and lengthy jail time seems reasonable a hanging seems a little harsh

m

Yea, just a bit.

Kkathyl

Alaska has a small postal staff and many who want to be unreachable. The criminals who escape to Alaska are closely watched and known. I would suspect shipments gave rise to the target. Just a thought

ricko

Glad to see the punk was apprehended and some of the loot will be returned to owners - eventually. Two things to remember - security measures and discretion - critical ingredients to avoid punks. Cheers, RickO

1630Boston

AlexinPA

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