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Worst eBay look ever

DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts
edited May 2007 in Strut Central
From this mornings paper.Veteran Hillsboro teacher charged with two felonies related to theft of student's winter coatPosted by The Oregonian May 02, 2007 09:05AMCategories: Breaking News, Washington CountyA veteran Hillsboro elementary schoolteacher faces two felony counts for trying to sell a student's winter coat on eBay, Hillsboro police said this morning.Elizabeth LoganElizabeth Logan, 41, a first-grade teacher at Jackson Elementary, has been indicted on theft by receiving and a computer crime, both felonies. Efforts to reach Logan this morning were unsuccessful.This morning, Cmdr. Chris Skinner described the strange circumstances leading to Logan's arrest:Police got involved in the case in January after a Jackson Elementary mother reported finding her daughter's winter coat on eBay. The girl's coat had turned up missing at school, so the mom turned to the online auction site to replace it.The mom, who police did not identify, found the same coat -- a Columbia Sportswear ski jacket -- on the online auction. She noticed that the seller and another bidder were also from Hillsboro.The mom suspected the coat was her daughter's and alerted the other bidder that she might be bidding on a stolen item.That bidder, apparently a friend of the seller, notified the seller about the mom's suspicion. Skinner said the seller, who turned out to be Logan, tried to rig the bids by telling her friend to outbid the mom.In an even odder turn, the coat was damaged by the seller's dog and curiously ended up on the Jackson playground.And that's when the mom called the cops.Police launched an investigation, digging into eBay records and e-mails about the strange transaction. They learned the seller was Logan and uncovered a paper trail showing the teacher had tried to rig the bid.Skinner said Logan denies stealing the coat. She said she got it from lost-and-found. Skinner said cops concluded the child's coat was never in lost-and-found."All we know is the child was away from her coat for 20 minutes," Skinner said.Skinner said Logan has an extensive and long history of selling on eBay. He said she scours Goodwill for underpriced trinkets and sells them on the auction site.This morning, Hillsboro school officials were tight-lipped about Logan's arrest. Nicole Kaufman, a district spokeswoman, said Logan was placed on paid leave Feb. 7.Logan has taught at Mooberry Elementary from 1987 through 1997, when she moved to Jackson Elementary.Her annual salary is $68,891.

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  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
    Her annual salary is $68,891.

    For an elementary school teacher?
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