Pokemon cards worth 28 million yen were stolen

An incident occurred in which Pokemon cards worth 250,000 dollars (about 28 million yen) were stolen from a game shop.

Punch Out Gaming in Forest Lake robbed of cards, cash | kare11.com
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/punch-out-gaming-forest-lake-pokemon-card-theft/89-c5e8a2c2-5c01-4c9b-a44f-fd0ad3479c12

Thief busts through wall of Forest Lake gaming store, steals pricey Pokémon products
https://www.fox9.com/news/thief-busts-through-wall-of-forest-lake-gaming-store-steals-pricey-pokemon-products

Man Breaks Into Store And Steals $250k Worth Of Pokemon Cards
https://kotaku.com/pokemon-cards-theft-250-store-stolen-robbery-rare-minne-1848569785

Local television station KARE 11 reports that Punch-Out Gaming , a game shop in Forest Lake, Minnesota, USA, was robbed and Pokemon cards worth $250,000 were stolen.

Punch-Out Gaming is a family-run game shop that buys and sells games and trading cards, and the store's most popular item these days is Pokemon cards, which have become increasingly popular in recent years . The popularity of Pokemon cards has increased tremendously in recent years, with stories such as the fact that the card a YouTuber bought for 400 million yen was a fake , and some retail stores stopping handling Pokemon cards due to safety concerns. I am.

The number of stores canceling the sale of Pokemon card games due to safety concerns is rapidly increasing - GIGAZINE

Punch-Out Gaming, which handled popular Pokemon cards like other stores, was stolen from the night of February 10, 2022 (Thursday) to the 11th (Friday), 2022. The thieves broke the wall of a commercial facility adjacent to Punch-Out Gaming, entered the card storage room, and stole cash and Pokemon cards worth an estimated $250,000. Although there were two storage rooms, it seems that both were emptied after about 2 hours of work. It is reported that the security system did not work because they broke into the store by breaking the wall instead of the door.

Jason Peterson, co-owner of Punch-Out Gaming, has published photos of the robbery captured by the store's security system on his Facebook account and is appealing for information.


FOX 9's Marie Maguire, who reported on this theft incident, posted on Twitter ``a movie captured by a surveillance camera of the moment a robber breaks into Punch-Out Gaming through a hole in the wall.''

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

— Mary McGuire (@mcguirereports) February 12, 2022

The hole drilled in the wall looks like this. It's a small hole that only one person can fit through.

They completely cleaned out two entire storage rooms full of products…but left behind all of the plush toys. pic.twitter.com/fBgDXBga4G

— Mary McGuire (@mcguirereports) February 13, 2022

'Even though we have insurance, we're still going to incur significant losses,' Peterson said. 'This theft is devastating for us, and it's going to be really difficult for us to weather this storm. 'We don't have a clear answer yet, but we are working to find a solution.'

'There must have been more than one robber because there were so many boxes,' Eric Johnson, another co-owner, told FOX 9.