Pokémon Collector Sets Up His Own Sting Operation to Recover $4,000 in Stolen Cards After Lackluster Police Response

Pokémon Collector Sets Up His Own Sting Operation to Recover $4,000 in Stolen Cards After Lackluster Police Response

Canadian collector Emilio Kihien took matters into his own hands after police said they “couldn’t do much” to help him recover $4,000 worth of stolen Pokemon cards.Kihien was conducting what he thought was a standard sale for a few highly-graded, officially-encapsulated Pokemon trading cards at his home in Coquitlam when the buyers handed him $4,000 in phony bills, snatched the goods, and ran. Kihien gave chase, even hanging onto the side of the…

Stolen $12.5K Pokemon Cards Recovered in Kent Police Sting

Recovery Achievement: A collector from Kent, Washington, successfully recovered a stolen Pokémon card collection valued at approximately $12,500 by locating his items on Facebook Marketplace. Law Enforcement Involvement: The Kent Police Department coordinated a sting operation that led to the arrest of two suspects in a public parking lot. The High-Value Vehicle Theft in Kent A Pokémon card collector named Brandon, from Kent, Washington, faced a…