Pokemon Card Thief Steals 250K Of Cards By Tunneling Into Game Store

A thief stole a massive haul of Pokemon cards by tunneling through the wall of a game store. Last week, a game thief broke into Punch Out Gaming in Forest Lake, Minnesota and cleared out two storage rooms full of Pokemon card products valued at $250,000. While the store had a security system, the alarm wasn’t triggered as the thief didn’t enter in through a door or window. Much of the merchandise is new product, which is hard to replace due to high demand and a lack of stock from distributors. “I realized how much money, product, and time we put into it, and I just started crying…,” said owner Eric Johnson to Fox 9. “I can’t recover this product because our distributors don’t have any. So, even with the insurance money, that doesn’t do us any good.” The game store’s security camera captured footage of the break-in, which can be viewed below.

Nope, this isn’t a scene out of Ocean’s Eleven. It’s a thief breaking into a Forest Lake gaming store by busting a hole through the wall. Store owner says $250,000 in Pokémon merchandise was stolen. pic.twitter.com/u67HVaSBFw