Jan 17, 2025
Salem police on Tuesday arrested a man accused of stealing 80,000 baseball cards and a guitar signed by Kiss band members from an estate and retail company in northeast Salem.  The man, Johnathan D. Korrell, 36, of Salem, is accused of stealing from four northeast Salem businesses and breaking into a fifth in less than a month, a police statement said.  Those include multiple burglaries from 4 Season Estates. On Dec. 20, a Fender Stratocaster guitar signed by all four original Kiss band members was stolen and $1,000 of Kiss memorabilia was stolen on Christmas Eve. Salem police arrested Korrell on Tuesday for stealing from four northeast Salem businesses and breaking into a fifth in less than a month, a police statement said.  Korrell faces three charges of first degree burglary, three of second degree burglary and seven other charges including attempted burglary, theft and criminal mischief. According to the arrest affidavit, the stolen items were worth almost $150,000.  The first burglary happened on Dec. 9, when three suspects stole $60,000 to $70,000 in jewelry from M&S Sales Flea Market, located on Northeast Fairgrounds Road.  Korrell was identified as a suspect by security camera footage and the clothes he was wearing when he was later arrested.  Police identified another suspect, a Keizer resident who has not been charged with a crime in connection with the case. The third suspect has not been identified, according to the affidavit. Korrell and the second suspect were seen in video footage stealing from two businesses together, the affidavit said. The other burglaries took place at auto companies Batteries Northwest and Performance Racing Equipment, both located on Northeast Portland Road, where around $4,800 of items were stolen, the affidavit said. On Dec. 31, the suspect attempted to steal motorcycles from Powersport Services, which had merchandise inside worth over $1 million, with a second unidentified subject causing an estimated $5,000 in damage, according to the affidavit.  Police identified a gray GMC leaving one of the crime scenes and parked outside a second business. Police found the car in early January and identified the driver as Korrell.  Following a five week investigation, Salem police arrested Korrel Jan. 14 near his house in the Highland neighborhood.  Korrell is in custody at the Marion County Jail and is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 27. In a statement, police said an investigation into the case is still ongoing.  Contact reporter Madeleine Moore: [email protected]. A MOMENT MORE, PLEASE– If you found this story useful, consider subscribing to Salem Reporter if you don’t already. Work such as this, done by local professionals, depends on community support from subscribers. Please take a moment and sign up now – easy and secure: SUBSCRIBE. The post Salem man accused of stealing Kiss memorabilia, jewelry and 80,000 baseball cards appeared first on Salem Reporter.
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