SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A popular Santa Barbara comic book shop is reeling after its second break-in in four months, with both incidents targeting valuable Pokémon cards.
Metro Entertainment, located on Anapamu Street, was burglarized around 6 a.m. Thursday. Store owner Bob Ficarra said a suspect used a sledgehammer to smash through the front window and stole more than $10,000 worth of Pokémon cards.
“This morning, around 6 a.m., somebody broke into our store, came in through our front window, smashed it with a sledgehammer, stole well over $10,000 worth of stuff. And within a minute, they’re out,” Ficarra said. “Sadly, it’s the second time in the last four months it has happened.”…