Thieves rammed a truck into a Tacoma business early Monday morning, stealing approximately $50,000 worth of Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon cards from Northwest Sportscards on 6th Avenue, according to the Tacoma Police Department.
Don Knutsen, owner of Northwest Sportscards, and the Tacoma Police Department suspect the burglars are connected to a previous break-in attempt at the store. The burglary comes as rising collectible card values have led to increased security issues for sports and gaming card retailers.
Security footage provided by Knutsen shows a black truck, driven by masked burglars, ramming the warehouse entrance shortly after 5 a.m. The thieves quickly packed several containers with hundreds of card boxes, left the building, and returned roughly one minute later to take additional items…