The Brief
- Thieves broke into Punch Out Gaming in Forest Lake around 4:00 a.m. Saturday, smashing a window and stealing valuable Pokémon collectibles.
- The owner estimates the loss at $30,000 to $50,000, noting the stolen items could have been worth much more over time.
- This is the third card or game shop hit in the Twin Cities in the last month, and the owner is now considering extra security.
FOREST LAKE, Minn. (FOX 9) – A Forest Lake card and video game store is picking up the pieces after an early morning break-in left a boarded-up window and big questions about security.
Thieves break in and steal high-value Pokémon products
What we know:
Surveillance video shows two people smashing their way into Punch Out Gaming, taking down a Pikachu graphic before busting through the window. Once inside, they emptied display cases and grabbed high-value Pokémon products from the shelves. The break-in happened around 4 a.m. Saturday.
Owner Eric Johnson said, “It was a mess everywhere, and we already refilled most of the case. And then they went back here to this wall and just took a bunch of sealed product off this wall, more expensive Pokémon stuff.”…