MINNEAPOLIS – A thief broke into a game shop in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and stole Pokemon merchandise estimated to be worth $250,000.
The thief avoided the store’s security system by breaking into a vacant business next door and then busting through the wall to enter the gaming store’s storage areas. The thief removed two rooms’ worth of inventory without entering the main store, which would have triggered an alarm.
Twin brothers Eric and Mike Johnson own Punch-Out Gaming. Eric Johnson says the thief focused on Pokemon, leaving behind other items, including a bank cash bag.