Singapore police arrest serial Pokemon card thief who stole 500 of the collectibles
- The 22-year-old is suspected of pilfering the cards from four different shops across the city state earlier this year
- He was caught after officers found ‘an opened box of Pokemon cards that did not belong to him’ when he returned to one of the stores
Police said the man, who was not named, is suspected of pilfering the cards from four stores across the city state in May. He was caught on May 9 after he returned to one of the stores.
“The man was found in possession of an opened box of Pokemon cards that did not belong to him,” the Singapore Police Force said in a Facebook post on Monday.
The other Pokemon cards were stolen on May 2, 4 and 8, police added.
Authorities managed to link the man to the other three incidents through surveillance footage and speaking to witnesses, the post said. He was charged on Tuesday with theft.
The police uploaded four photos of the cards, though they did not mention the total value of the stolen items.
The Singapore Police Force did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Logan Paul bought the most expensive card Pokemon ever sold at US$5.275 million in April 2022, per the Guinness World Records.
