Crime ring? Card stores getting robbed around the country..
Three men robbed a Pokémon store in Manhattan on Wednesday, stealing $1,000 in cash from a register, an unknown amount of merchandise and a cell phone, according to the New York Police Department.
The three entered the store on 412 West 13th Street at 6:45 p.m. before fleeing westbound on West 13th Street, the NYPD said.
No one was injured in the robbery, and no arrests have been made, according to police.
More than $100,000 worth of merchandise was stolen, workers at the store told ABC News, New York station WABC.
Surveillance video obtained by WABC showed the armed and masked suspects inside the store during Wednesday night's robbery.
The three masked individuals reportedly held the entire store -- with more than 40 people inside -- at gunpoint. The robbery lasted about 3 minutes, according to WABC.
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Three men robbed a Pokémon store in Manhattan on Wednesday, stealing $1,000 in cash from a register, an unknown amount of merchandise and a cell phone, according to the New York Police Department.
The three entered the store on 412 West 13th Street at 6:45 p.m. before fleeing westbound on West 13th Street, the NYPD said.
No one was injured in the robbery, and no arrests have been made, according to police.
More than $100,000 worth of merchandise was stolen, workers at the store told ABC News, New York station WABC.
Surveillance video obtained by WABC showed the armed and masked suspects inside the store during Wednesday night's robbery.
The three masked individuals reportedly held the entire store -- with more than 40 people inside -- at gunpoint. The robbery lasted about 3 minutes, according to WABC.
Pokemon store robbed at gunpoint in Manhattan
More than $100,000 worth of merchandise was stolen, according to workers at the store.
abcnews.go.com
Other locations..
Cali
4 arrested in theft of $100K worth of collectibles, including Pokémon cards, at Burbank shop
Four men were arrested in the theft of rare trading cards and other collectibles worth tens of thousands of dollars last month at a Burbank sports card shop, police said Thursday. The burglary was reported Dec. 2 at about 2 a.m. at LA Sports Cards in the 1900 block of West Olive Avenue. Officers...
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Washington
Thief steals over $30K in Pokémon cards from Everett shop, break-ins seen across U.S.
"They stole about 20 graded cards and a stack of probably 50 or 60 raw cards," said Michael Doran, owner of MuGu Games.
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NC
$20,000 Pokemon card robbery leads to arrest in Wilmington
A man in Wilmington was arrested on Sunday for kidnapping and robbery charges.
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Georgia
Nearly $100K worth of Pokémon cards, other products stolen from Ga. store
Thieves left a complete mess for the owners of Tag Collects to clean up on the morning of Christmas Eve.
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Nerds aren't even safe from the skreets....
