Four suspects reportedly stole Pokémon cards worth $180K from an Anaheim trading card store last week. The Anaheim Police Department stated that the robbery occurred on the morning of February 18 at Do-We Collectibles. According to the police, the burglars broke into a neighboring business and dug a tunnel through the shared wall to access the trading card shop and commit the crime.
Pokémon cards worth $180K vanish amid trading card store heist
According to the Anaheim Police Department, four thieves reportedly stole Pokémon cards worth $180K from an Anaheim trading card shop. The burglars first broke into the business next door to Do-We Collectibles on Harbor Boulevard.
The security alarm woke the owner, Duy Pham, at home around 3 a.m. Pham revealed to the police that the masked men used sledgehammers to smash display cases and steal valuable items. Unfortunately, the burglars had already escaped before Pham could reach them (via Los Angeles Times).
A heartbroken Pham confessed that this is the second time since last June that his shop has been burglarized. The shop owner had beefed up security by installing additional cameras, alarms, and vaults…