Video shows smash-and-grab at Tempe card shop; thousands in Pokémon cards stolen

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — A masked man used a sledgehammer to break into a Tempe trading card shop this week and stole about $7,000 worth of Pokémon cards, according to the store’s owner.

Security cameras captured the suspect shattering the front door of Skyluxx Grinds before entering Bussin’ or Bustin’ Trading Card Lounge near Mill and Southern avenues early Tuesday morning.

The video shows the man making two trips in and out of the store, filling a storage bin with merchandise from the shelves.

Phi Cao, owner of Bussin’ or Bustin’ Trading Card Lounge, said the burglary was a classic smash and grab…

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