More than $100,000 worth of rare Pokémon trading cards were swiped by a seemingly savvy collector from a small shop in Massachusetts, according to reports.
The brazen bandit used a hammer to smash open the door of 1st Edition Collectibles in New Bedford, Mass., around 2:30 a.m. last Tuesday, according to the New York Times.
The masked burglar made a beeline for a display case that held high-end collectibles and tossed them in a bag before running away, according to William Gilmour, one of the store’s owners.
Surveillance image of a masked figure stealing rare trading cards. 1st Edition Collectibles
“They were in and out of our store within 30 seconds,” Gilmour told the Times.
“They went straight to these high-value items.”
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