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Originally Posted by Bungleau The last few times I've been in movie theaters, all the movie posters have been in display cases. After getting in to get the poster, the display case may no longer be in the best of shape. That may be where the bump-up in dollar amount to a felony comes from, but I haven't seen any more details on it yet.

That's a very good point, Bungleau. Since this was a 6-screen cinema, I suspect all the posters were likely in display cases there as well, which meant the "Joker" had to break the display cases to get the poster. If you look at the article I posted, the charges police expect him to face are theft and malevolent destruction of property. It doesn't tell us exactly WHAT property was destroyed, but it's a good assumption to believe it included the display cases, which can be quite expensive. The "malevolent destruction of property" is obviously what raises the charges to felony status. The "malevolence" could based on the value of the property destroyed or the amount of property damaged. Either way, that is what raised this past the "prank" status and elevated to criminal conduct.