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Rare coin thieves nabbed in a Florida pawn shop!!!

GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,928 ✭✭✭✭✭
I love it when the good guys nail those dastardly coin thieves!!!!

ABC Action News - Tampa Bay

Men used Internet to solve stolen coin crime, cops say
Reported by: Don Germaise
Email: dgermaise@abcactionnews.com
Last Update: 12:31 pm

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Christopher Kromrey - The Creep

TEMPLE TERRACE, FL -- Two suspected burglars were arrested for grand theft, after pawn shop employees became suspicious of the coins the suspects were attempting to pawn, store employees said.

The man and woman tried to pawn more than $25,000 worth of rare coins last week, but they didn't look like coin collectors, said Joe Cacciatore. Cacciatore owns Capital Pawn on East Busch Blvd.

"They showed us $25,000 worth of coins. We asked what they wanted and they said $400. That was a red flag, big time," said Cacciatore.

One employee did an internet search for coin robberies, while the other kept the suspects busy. Eventually the employees called police. Temple Terrace Police were working a stolen coin case that fit the description of the coins in the store.

Temple Terrace Assistant Police Chief Pat Powers said, "This is still in the works as far as we're concerned, so there's not much more we can say about it."

Christopher Kromrey and Sarah Nolan are charged with grand theft. Kromrey is also charged with burglary.


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  • ormandhormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭
    Chalk one up for the good guys!image
  • cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 7,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
    These people cannot live by the rules of society. Lock them away forever.
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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,800 ✭✭✭✭✭
    True.
    Generally speaking the pawn shop owner is much more comfortable offering $400. for 25K worth of coins rather than the other way around.


    ::Kidding!::

    Glad it worked out. . .

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  • OchoRealesOchoReales Posts: 1,500
    Score 1 for the good guys! image
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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
    way cool, they deserve what they get as well image
  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,295 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Score one for the good guys! image

    The "didn't look like coin collectors" part has me wondering what kind of profile they had in mind. Perhaps had they been wearing non-smoking smoking jackets they'd still be on the lam with their $400.
  • pakasmompakasmom Posts: 1,920
    Don't forget the accolades for the Pawn Shop and it's employees! They could have made quite a score if they hadn't been honest people.... image
  • garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭
    The question is, will Pawn Stars recreate this on their TV show? image
  • garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭


    << <i>True.
    Generally speaking the pawn shop owner is much more comfortable offering $400. for 25K worth of coins rather than the other way around.


    ::Kidding!::

    Glad it worked out. . . >>




    If they had asked for $10K the pawn shop would have countered with $1K and they would have been on their way to the next victim. They weren't thinking this through.
  • CoinosaurusCoinosaurus Posts: 9,644 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Let's hear it for the pawn store guys. A lot of them would have taken the coins and said nothing.
  • CasmanCasman Posts: 3,935 ✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>True.
    Generally speaking the pawn shop owner is much more comfortable offering $400. for 25K worth of coins rather than the other way around.


    ::Kidding!::

    Glad it worked out. . . >>




    If they had asked for $10K the pawn shop would have countered with $1K and they would have been on their way to the next victim. They weren't thinking this through. >>




    It wasn't just the low ball ask price but that...."they didn't look like coin collectors"....image


  • JulianJulian Posts: 3,370 ✭✭✭
    I just emailed Capital a link to this thread, but if you want to contact them, their email is:

    caccipawn@aol.com
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    I firmly believe in numismatics as the world's greatest hobby, but recognize that this is a luxury and without collectors, we can all spend/melt our collections/inventories.

    eBaystore
  • garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭
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    << <i>It wasn't just the low ball ask price but that...."they didn't look like coin collectors"....image >>




    Well the pawn shop should be aware, this is what a coin collector may look like.. The owner of a multi million dollar coin collection:

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  • MoldnutMoldnut Posts: 3,113 ✭✭✭✭
    So thats what a POS looks like! image
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  • JamesMurrayJamesMurray Posts: 4,036
    In fairness from what i understand if a pawn shop takes in stolen items theres no recourse for them when or if the cops come calling.It was only $400 but also the reputation of the shop.
    Its the best news ive seen in a long time and ive got to respect and admire the employees actions.
  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,269 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What do coin collectors look like?

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  • JamesMurrayJamesMurray Posts: 4,036
    I wonder what the gold lapel buttons represent image
  • garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭
    The dog probably owns that collection now !
  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭
    So if these guys had shaved and bought a new T shirt, did a little internet research so they could talk a sentence or two about the coins and were able to convince the pawn shop guys that they owned the coins (of course coins aren't generally joint owned so two guys going in to pawn them is suspicions in itself), then when the police came asking the shop would have had to give them up and the victim of the crime would have shifted from the owner they were stolen from to the pawn shop owner.

    --Jerry
  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>True.
    Generally speaking the pawn shop owner is much more comfortable offering $400. for 25K worth of coins rather than the other way around.


    ::Kidding!::

    Glad it worked out. . . >>



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  • sbeverlysbeverly Posts: 962 ✭✭✭
    Rare... coin thieves nabbed

    They should be cooked, until very well done.image
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    << <i>So if these guys had shaved and bought a new T shirt, did a little internet research so they could talk a sentence or two about the coins and were able to convince the pawn shop guys that they owned the coins... >>


    This is why smart=successful and stupid=jail time (in general).
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    It's good to hear this story. Kudos to the people running the pawn shop! image

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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good news and glad to hear the pawn shop folks did the right thing!
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  • mustanggtmustanggt Posts: 2,682 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good job pawn shop image
  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,928 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>his bald head reminds me a little like our very own...image >>



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  • GrumpyEdGrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Good job pawn shop >>



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  • ClosedLoopClosedLoop Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭
    good to hear it..image
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    << <i>Don't forget the accolades for the Pawn Shop and it's employees! They could have made quite a score if they hadn't been honest people.... image >>



    What I was thinking.image
  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,042 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Score one for the good guys! image

    The "didn't look like coin collectors" part has me wondering what kind of profile they had in mind. Perhaps had they been wearing non-smoking smoking jackets they'd still be on the lam with their $400. >>



    Yes ... there will be no profiling in pawn shops ... lol
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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Those thieves must have had a very old Red Book......

    $400? What a random number..........Why not $600 or $700.........No dreamers here

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    << <i>Those thieves must have had a very old Red Book......

    $400? What a random number..........Why not $600 or $700.........No dreamers here

    MJ >>



    Im guessing $400 is what it might cost for whichever drugs they were going to buy that day.Im trying to imagine how stupid that dude feels....makes my head hurt trying.
  • ChrisRxChrisRx Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭✭
    Great to hear. Keep those clowns in jail.

    There seems to be some creeps out there.
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    Hip hip hurrayimage
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    << <i>

    << <i>Those thieves must have had a very old Red Book......

    $400? What a random number..........Why not $600 or $700.........No dreamers here

    MJ >>



    Im guessing $400 is what it might cost for whichever drugs they were going to buy that day.Im trying to imagine how stupid that dude feels....makes my head hurt trying. >>



    They asked only for $400 since they didn't want to appear to be greedy.image




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