Pokémon cards stolen in Phoenix burglary

Caught on camera, three suspects busting through the wall of a Phoenix card shop and making off with $70,000 worth of Pokemon cards. And now the owners are turning to the public to try to track down those suspects. Fox 10's Jacob Luthi visited the store, and he has the story tonight. The owner of Crown Cards and Collectibles tells me that they held their grand opening six weeks ago. He said he fortified this place with metal bars and security cameras, but that didn't stop a few individuals from breaking into the business next door, slamming through this wall and stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise I was just in disbelief October 12th just after one in the morning this surveillance video inside Crown Cards show suspects smashing through drywall and crashing their way into the store near 107th Avenue in Indian School in Phoenix it was a big shock you know and and it hurts because a lot of this is you know our life savings and things that we've put into to to make it happen the suspects allegedly broke into a neighboring business and smashed their way into Crown Cards the owners say more than $70,000 worth of Pokemon cards were taken including rare gold star cards like these supposedly worth thousands of dollars each in just three minutes the suspects are seen running out jumping into a white truck and taking off but for the owners the loss goes beyond dollars and cents. Some of those cards hold deep sentimental value. Even our kids have their own binders and things that got stolen from them that they've been collecting for the couple years. Crown Cards isn't just a place to buy, sell, or trade cards. It's also a place where people can come together and celebrate a shared passion, and I'm told it's the community that has come together since the incident. Reached out to me, brought food, helped me, called me, asked me if I need any help with absolutely anything. It brings in an environment where people are able to bring back their old childhood days sitting at the lunch table with their friends and trading their cards and playing the card game. Within hours, the shop was back up and running. The owners determined to keep a tournament scheduled for that night on track. Now, Michael Cardinelli is offering a $10,000 reward for the suspect's arrest and conviction, hoping to keep other card shops from becoming the next target. I'm getting nothing out of offering this reward, but I would feel better about it moving forward. I think all the other card shops would feel better about it moving forward. Whatever it takes to find these individuals and that justice be served. Phoenix police say this investigation is still ongoing. Reporting in Phoenix, Jacob Luthi, Fox 10 News.