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July 22, 2009
Stolen from the Conquest Miniatures booth at
Historicon.

From Saturday evening,
after the dealer hall closed, to Sunday morning, just before the
dealer hall opened, this display miniature was stolen. I do a
thorough check of all of my miniatures anytime I leave my booth
or return and after closing Saturday evening the miniature was
still present. Upon my return to my booth Sunday morning about
15 minutes until hall opening, it was gone.
Because of the time this
miniature was taken, there is a high chance that another dealer
or someone working for/with another dealer is responsible.
However, anything is possible as security consists of loud Gypsy
music which hardly does anything to detour those not allowed
‘after hours’ it does annoy the hell out of those who are
supposed to be there.
It is perfectly feasible
that a customer is responsible as there were still con attendees
in the hall when I left for the night.
In any case, this
miniature was my favorite out of my collection, and more
importantly, IT WASN'T YOURS!!!
Whoever is responsible
for the despicable act need do the right thing and send it back
to me. I am giving this person one chance to come clean
(anonymously or not). If you return my miniature to me, it is
done, your conscience will be clear and you can tell your mom
she actually did do some good in this world.
Anyone else who is aware
of this theft, please help convince the perpetrator to return
this miniature to me. I am offering a reward for the return of
this miniature to the person who helps me get it back, provided
I get information on the subject, if you know of him/her.
The reward I am offering
to the person that stole this miniature from me is to not pursue
a criminal complaint for Grand Theft as related to the value I
have deemed this miniature ($400). This value is based off of my
last three commissioned works. Barring any state laws on
property value in Pennsylvania, I would then pursue Burglary
charges (also a Felony) as the time of the theft means you were
not supposed to be in the hall at the time of the theft (unless
you were a dealer, in which case it will be even worse for you
business-wise)
If you know who is
responsible for the theft of this miniature please come forward
and help me get it back. Several of my customers enjoyed looking
at this particular piece in person and I enjoyed talking about
it. When at home in its display case, it sits next to my
daughter’s first painted miniature (Cora Munroe LOTM).
Long story short, turn
yourself in (anonymously or not) by returning this miniature to
me and all is forgiven and I’ll consider it a moment of
stupidity with a realization of clarity. Otherwise, if I have to
rely on someone ratting you out, I will pursue all legal options
to the fullest extension of the law (since that’s what I usually
do in my regular day job).
Thanks for a grand
Historicon
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