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In a daring heist, thieves made off with approximately $180,000 worth of Pokémon cards from a collectibles store in Anaheim, as reported by Fox 11 Los Angeles.
According to the local news outlet, a group of four suspects infiltrated Do-We Collectibles on Harbor Boulevard at around 3 a.m. on February 18. They executed their break-in by first smashing the glass door of a nearby insurance office, then cutting through a shared wall to enter the store.
Once inside, the culprits smashed display cases and specifically targeted high-value trading cards, including one card estimated to be worth $10,000.
Fox 11 highlighted that this incident marks the store’s second break-in in just six months.
The burglars managed to access Do-We Collectibles by creating an opening in the wall of an adjacent office. (Do-We Collectibles)
The Anaheim Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Vincent Bui, who works with the shop, told the outlet that the suspects appeared to have scoped out the location beforehand.
“They had come in during the daytime and scouted the area, knew where the display cases are, knew where to go, knew what our weaknesses are,” he said.
Thieves left Do-We collectibles strewn with merchandise after stealing thousands of dollars worth of Pokémon cards. (Do-We Collectibles)
One of the suspects dropped an unlocked cellphone inside the store, which investigators were able to use as evidence.
ABC 7 reported that the suspects escaped in a dark-colored sedan and were able to grab hundreds of trading cards in less than 10 minutes.
“They took a lot of smaller, single cards, and we have a lot of those so it does add up to a lot … big amount of merchandise was stolen here,” said owner Duy Pham. “All of our display cases were empty.”
The break-in caused significant damage to Do-We Collectibles and some of its remaining valuable Pokémon cards. (Do-We Collectibles)
Pham told the outlet that his store did have surveillance cameras and other security measures.
“We expected that something was going to happen sooner or later,” he said. “In this business, we have a target on our back where … we cannot sleep well at night because sooner or later, we’re going to get a break-in.”