Illinois Police Recover Stolen Treasures From Walter Payton’s Estate

Illinois police busted a thief who stole Walter Payton memorabilia worth over one million dollars from the late Chicago Bears' family and sold it to a pawn shop.

Walter Payton Memorabilia Stolen And Sold In A Pawn Shop In Indiana

Everyone has their own idea of what's valuable to them. Of course, there's jewelry, cars, paintings, and so much more. I believe there is one sort of item out there that is worth a lot of money, but kind of runs under the radar. That's sports memorabilia. If you have the right stuff, it could be worth thousands of dollars. Recently, a thief targeted some very valuable sports memorabilia.

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According to Fox 32 Chicago...

A suburban Chicago storage facility manager pleaded guilty to transporting stolen sports memorabilia.

 

Prosecutors say the items belonged to Walter Payton’s estate and were sold for $75,000.

 

The memorabilia was later valued at more than $1 million.

 

The family of the late Chicago Bears legend Walter Payton had a bunch of his personal items locked up in a storage facility located in Hoffman Estates. The thief busted into the locked a stole a bunch of the valuables. The family called the police, but were afraid they would never see it again. During the investigation, the police tracked down the stolen goods.

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The suspect had sold all the stolen items to a pawn shop in Hammond, Indiana. The memorabilia was worth over a million dollars, but the thief only got $75,000 for the stuff. Not that's a dumb criminal doing a stupid crime.