Thieves steal 35,000 Pokemon cards worth thousands of dollars
A late-night break-in at Tofu's Trading, a popular trading card shop in San Jose, California, led to the theft of nearly 35,000 Pokemon cards. The incident took place around 2:00am local time (3:30pm IST) on January 24, and was caught on the store's security cameras. Amy Simpson, the co-owner and manager, informed ABC7 that three individuals entered through a side door, which was partially obstructed by a fridge. She doesn't think the store was specifically targeted.
Thieves' actions captured on surveillance footage
The security footage showed three people with covered faces searching the store. One of them was crawling on the floor to avoid being detected. Tofu's Trading shared an edited version of the video on Instagram, featuring humorous sound effects and graphics mocking the thieves. According to Simpson, the culprits stole Pokemon cards and a cash register but overlooked a special collection of cards set to be launched two days later.
The burglary footage voiceover was hilarious
In a voiceover over the burglary's video footage, Simpson said, "Guys, we know you're all excited about the releases this week." She also announced the debut date mockingly, announcing, "But they release January 26 on Friday, not 2am on Wednesday."
Stolen items worth tens of thousands of dollars
The stolen items are estimated to be worth tens of thousands of dollars. In an Instagram post accompanying the amusing video, Tofu's Trading stated, "We had to have some fun after a long stressful day of cleanup, inventory count, police report, insurance filing, and more." Despite the setback, they added, "They can take our products, but they can never take away our love of running a local hobby store in our community."
