Overview
- Three masked suspects rushed into The Card Lab just before closing, grabbed high-value Pokémon booster boxes and other items, and left in about 39 seconds, with the owner estimating roughly $15,000 in losses.
- Surveillance video released by the owner shows the suspects leaping over display cases and fleeing in a black Nissan Altima, and no arrests have been reported so far.
- Brentwood police opened a grand-theft investigation and are urging anyone with information to contact them after the footage was circulated to help identify the suspects.
- The Card Lab closed temporarily to install stronger security after the weekend burglary, and the owner said the store only opened recently, increasing the impact on staff and the new business.
- The theft fits a growing pattern of rapid, targeted robberies of collectible shops because certain trading-card products have risen in resale value and are hard to trace, prompting nearby stores to add alarms and sensors.