Caught on camera: 35K Pokémon trading cards stolen from San Jose business in odd break-in

A downtown San Jose business owner is sharing footage of an odd break-in.

Surveillance video shows one suspect crawling on the floor as two others entered as well.

Tofu’s Trading

is a collectable card store. They carry Pokémon cards and collectibles. The Japanese franchise started in the 90s and its fan base continues to grow.

On Wednesday in the middle of the night, surveillance cameras captured their first break-in.

Amy Simpson, the store manager, said faulty motion detectors didn’t sound the alarm.

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“We saw like three people breaking in through our side door which was kind of ridiculous because there’s a fridge blocking it – so I don’t think it was a targeted attack at all,” Simpson said.

San Jose police did respond, but the store says the three robbery suspects were gone within minutes.

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