Crime & Safety

Police Arrest Man For Allegedly Stealing Baseball Cards

Joseph A. Marciniak allegedly took 25 packages of baseball cards and threatened a security officer with a box cutter. Police arrested him and now he's facing armed robbery charges, according to a report by the Caledonia Police Department.

A 33-year-old St. Francis man was charged with armed robbery by the Racine County District Attorney's Office for allegedly stealing $400 baseball cards from a store located at 5141 Douglas Avenue at 5:40 p.m. on Friday.

Joseph A. Marciniak was charged with armed robbery today with a felony today. If he's convicted of the charge, Marciniak faces up to 40 years in prison and fines of up to $100,000.

Marciniak took 25 packages of baseball cards and threatened a security officer with a box cutter, according to a report by the .

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An officer confronted Marciniak and told him to come back in the store, but Marciniak didn’t comply and the security officer followed him out to the parking lot. After telling Marciniak to come back to the store a third time, Marciniak turned around and had a box cutter with a razor blade. The security officer backed off and let Marciniak leave.

Officers and detectives working on the case recognized Marciniak from other crime bulletins. Sgt. Brian Wall, of the Caledonia Police Department, told one of the officers that there was a similar case to theirs in St. Francis and they learned that Marciniak had just confessed to doing similar crimes in Kenosha County. The officers were able to identify Marciniak’s address and they were able to find Marciniak at his parents’ home.

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At the home, police found the box cutter in the front seat of Marciniak’s car and the jacket he was wearing. They also found the baseball cards and narcotics.

Caledonia Police transported Marciniak to jail. Marciniak told the officer he had done the same thing three times and had only gotten tickets and “If I was going to do armed robbery at the Kmart, I would have stolen money. All I took were baseball cards.”

According to a press release from the Caleodnia Police Department, other law enforcement agencies are looking to talk to Marciniak.


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