Overview
- Investigators say surveillance from the overnight May 21 burglary showed a man using a battery-powered chainsaw to cut a triangle through the store’s hurricane-proof front window and enter the Lake Park shop.
- Authorities arrested 33-year-old Clayton Warren and charged him with burglary of an unoccupied structure and grand theft valued between $10,000 and $20,000.
- Police tracked a vehicle captured on camera with a license-plate reader, obtained a search warrant at an address in West Palm Beach and arrested Warren at that home.
- The store owner estimated roughly $12,000 in Pokémon cards were taken, surveillance showed blood at the scene, and footage also captured a man matching Warren’s appearance inside the shop on May 19.
- Retailers report a rise in trading-card thefts and are responding by using stronger locks, removing high-value items from stores and tightening buying policies to protect small businesses and employees.