Overview
- Three masked men, one with a handgun, targeted Poké Court in Chelsea around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, smashing display cases, according to the NYPD.
- The store owner estimates losses at more than $100,000, with rare graded cards, sealed products, cash, and a customer’s phone taken.
- Roughly 50 people were inside for the shop’s first arts-and-crafts night, and the three-minute robbery caused no injuries.
- No arrests have been made as investigators review security footage and pursue leads.
- Recent cases in California and Massachusetts also reported six-figure losses, while grading firm CGC says it now certifies about 25,000 cards per day, mostly Pokémon.