{"id":480466,"date":"2026-09-30T13:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/480466\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T13:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:08:27","slug":"west-sacramento-comic-store-burglarized-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/480466\/","title":{"rendered":"West Sacramento comic store burglarized overnight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(FOX40.COM) \u2014 A comic and game store in West Sacramento was the site of an overnight burglary, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the West Sacramento Police Department, a suspect shattered glass to enter the front door of Nine8 Comics and Games on 2105 Town Center Plaza.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/storefront.png\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;The storefront of Nine8 Comics and Games, a West Sacramento store that was burglarized on Sept. 29, 2026.&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"899\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktxl_articles_604\/82b728ffcbcdb82e0d60c3c5c19c58c4.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The storefront of Nine8 Comics and Games, a West Sacramento store that was burglarized on Sept. 29, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The store buys and sells comic books and trading cards and holds weekly events where community members gather to play card and tabletop role-playing games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We started Nine8 to build community in the fandoms that we love,&#8221; the store explained on its website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Christopher Aliano, a co-owner of the store, the suspect stole roughly $200 worth of trading cards and caused roughly $2,000 in property damage just before 4 a.m. Tuesday. This was the third time the store was broken into in the past three years.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/Ring-burglary-footage.png\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;A camera in a West Sacramento comic store shows a burglar entering the store on Sept. 29, 2026. (Courtesy: Nine8 Comics and Games)&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"899\" height=\"503\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktxl_articles_604\/3666668067f68fcc7142dd8058c822e3.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A camera in a West Sacramento comic store shows a burglar entering the store on Sept. 29, 2026. (Courtesy: Nine8 Comics and Games)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The thieves usually target Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game merchandise, the co-owner said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Collectibles are a hot commodity right now,&#8221; Aliano explained. &#8220;They&#8217;re easy to grab, and they&#8217;re untraceable, so they&#8217;re easy to sell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police are actively investigating the burglary. There is no known suspect at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reporting from FOX40&#8217;s Noah Anderson contributed to this story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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