The robbery at the Poké Court on Wednesday was the latest in a string of thefts of high-value Pokémon trading cards.
Police are looking for four suspects accused of robbing a Pokémon trading card store on Thursday in Manhattan.
As the demand for cards featuring Squirtle, Charizard and Blastoise has grown, so has the threat of robbery and other crime.
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Manhattan robbers steal Pokémon cards worth thousands
The suspects showed a gun and threatened a 27-year-old man before taking his phone.
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Three people robbed a Manhattan Pokémon store Wednesday, pointing a pistol in the faces of customers and using a hammer to ...
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The Pokémon Heist on West 13th Street
An armed robbery at the new Poké Court is the latest sign of a collectors’ market that’s gone off the rails.
"They stole about 20 graded cards and a stack of probably 50 or 60 raw cards," said Michael Doran, owner of MuGu Games.
Robbers allegedly tracked one person to a parking garage.
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