Thieves steal $20,000 in Pokemon cards from collectable shop in California

ANAHEIM, Calif. (CBS, KYMA) - Thieves hammered through the wall of a collectible shop in Anaheim, California, and stole $20,000 worth of Pokemon cards, surveillance footage from February 17 shows.

The surveillance video, released by Do-We Collectibles, shows the thieves arriving at the shop around 3:05 a.m. Pacific, knocking down part of the wall to the store, and proceeding to break glass and steal collectible items before leaving in a dark sedan.

Talking to ABC7, shop owner Duy Pham said the robbers first broke into the business next door, then created a large hole in the drywall to reach his store.

"They took a lot of smaller, single cards, and we have a lot of those so it does add up to a lot…big amount of merchandise was stolen here," he told ABC7. "All of our display cases were empty."

The owner estimated the thieves escaped with $20,000 worth of merchandise.