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OPP trying to solve comic caper in Tillsonburg

By Paul Pedro
January 17, 2019 - 4:22am

Provincial police in Oxford County are searching for someone who stole hundreds of collector comic books.

Investigators said someone broke into a storage unit at a Moose Street address in Tillsonburg and took between 200 and 300 comic books along with a very distinctive ten-inch metal slot machine. Police believe the break and enter happened between 8:20 p.m. on Sunday and 10:30 p.m. on Monday. The comic books are X-Men, Batman, Superman, Twilight Zone, G.I. Combat and Ghost Rider. The items are valued at approximately $3,500.

Call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or contact www.oxfordcrimestoppers.com if you have any information.

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