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Everett store hit in smash-and-grab theft of Pokémon cards worth thousands
An Everett game store owner says he is out tens of thousands of dollars after a smash-and-grab burglary in which a thief stole high-end Pokémon cards, all caught on surveillance video.
EVERETT, Wash. - Surveillance cameras captured video of a thief smashing into a small business in Everett and making off with thousands of dollars’ worth of Pokémon cards.
MuGu Games store owner Michael Doran tells FOX 13 Seattle he got a rude wake-up call around 1 a.m. Thursday morning when he learned someone had broken into his business.
What they're saying:
"You feel very violated. I mean, you work very hard," he said.
Video shows the crook smashing through the window of MuGu Games and then heading straight toward a case that holds some of the most expensive cards in Doran’s shop.
The video shows the thief trying to smash through the case with their foot, but when that doesn’t work, they grab an axe and smash through without any issue.
"This one, we figured out, is going to be somewhere between thirty- to forty-thousand dollars," Doran said.
A fortune in Pokémon cards stolen
By the numbers:
He tells FOX 13 Seattle that one of the stolen cards can sell for $4,500. Doran says about two dozen high-end Pokémon cards were taken from the case, along with other products.
The total cost of the break-in will most likely come out of his own pocket, Doran tells FOX 13 Seattle. He says going through insurance might end up costing his business even more.
Unfortunately, he is no stranger to incidents like this.
Doran tells FOX 13 Seattle that the money will most likely come out of his own pocket.
"We’ve been broken into four times. We’ve been armed, robbed—countless snatch-and-grabs—just all sorts of stuff," he said.
Doran is hopeful that telling his story will help catch the crook, but he is not confident it will lead to justice.
"When you feel like they could break in here, show their ID to the video cameras, and nothing would ever happen to them. That’s what it feels like to be a business owner here in Everett. I’ve had multiple accounts where we’ve called the police, they know who the person is by name, but they won’t do anything because the prosecutor doesn't do anything," he said.
FOX 13 Seattle reached out to the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office for comment but has not heard back.
Everett Police tell FOX 13 Seattle they are investigating the case.
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The Source: Information in this story comes from original reporting by FOX 13 Seattle reporter AJ Janavel.