Rare trading cards stolen from Beaverton MAX stop found in Facebook Marketplace bust
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Beaverton woman was arrested Monday with help from Facebook Marketplace after a backpack with sports trading cards and jewelry worth $50,000 was stolen from a MAX stop on Sunday, according to the Beaverton Police Department.
The arrest stemmed from an incident on Sunday when the victim was travelling on a MAX train from Portland International Airport to Hillsboro, when he accidentally dropped his backpack while getting off at the Beaverton Transit Center, authorities said.
Security footage showed within seconds, a woman -- identified as 34-year-old Dawn Castro of Beaverton -- picked up the backpack, which contained valuable jewelry, and rare trading cards which included Mickey Mantle, Joe Montana, Michael Jordan, Barry Sanders and Kobe Bryant, BPD said. The Mantle card alone is worth $5,000.
The victim reported the theft to Beaverton police, who found the stolen memorabilia on Facebook Marketplace.
Around 12 p.m. Monday, detectives arrested Castro at the Beaverton Transit Center after arranging a meeting to buy the stolen cards. Detectives retrieved all of the victim’s cards and found the stolen jewelry at a local pawn shop.
Because of the significant value of the stolen property, officials said Castro is being charged with first-degree aggravated theft.