Several people broke into Showtime Cards on the Eastside and stole an estimated $100,000 worth of sports trading cards, including rare collectibles the owner had accumulated over years.
Surveillance video shows a group of people breaking into the store and smashing a display case before taking off with some of the shop’s most valuable sports cards.
Eastside business robbed of $100,000 in rare sports cards
The break-in happened around 3:45 a.m. Monday morning.
“I looked at our cameras and there’s someone inside the shop, and you could see them with duffel bags, grabbing boxes and stuff, breaking glass showcases,” owner George Mares said.
Mares says the people used a sledgehammer to get inside the shop and moved quickly before taking off…