Area Man Steals Thousands Of Movies Posters

A Reseda man was arraigned Thursday for allegedly stealing nearly $500,000 worth of movie posters. if convicted on all charges, he faces a maximum of five years behind bars.

Prosecutors allege he stole the 3,000 posters from bus shelters in the San Fernando Valley, then selling them on online for more than $450,000.

Acting on a tip from CBS security, LAPD detectives went online to purchase one of the posters. After searching the man’s home, investigators found posters for virtually every movie that's been out for the last two years.

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And now, here are some of the comments posted on Yahoo News in response to this item:

“They're just advertising now, anyway. The art of the movie poster in this country vanished years ago.”  - Telstar 62

“What the heck are movie posters doing at a bus station? ” - Owpatheic  

"Yet another example of how utterly corrupt the movie industry is." - Annette

"Hey, without those posters no one would have known about the Hunger Games." - Joe

“He was framed!! get it?”   - david

"More valuable than the total gross of John Carter!" - Gary

Comments

[Joe Friday]

This is the same thing National Screen Service has been doing for decades...

[Career Criminal]

He should switch to Tide.

[Duck Phillips]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-2-sided-FACE-OFF-40-X50-Bus-Shelter-Poster-/400127960477?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d297c259d

any takers?

[Neptune's Net]

Ya gotta be smart enough to stash away a few uncut sheets during the press check.

[Duck Phillips]

Press sheets aren't worth that much more...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cliffhanger-original-movie-poster-28X41-SS-one-sheet-printers-proof-rolled-RARE-/160654696790?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2567c42156

As with anything it has to be worth hanging up.

[Iggy Nishun]

At least he wasn't stealing one sheet CONCEPTS, like some people we know...

[Art D. Rector]

Oh SNAP!