Man Arrested After Hiding in Best Buy Overnight for Pokemon Cards

The upcoming Pokemon card set is known as Chaos Rising, and contemplating the real-life chaos concerned with getting Pokemon playing cards these days, there couldn’t probably be a extra becoming title.

Living proof: A person was arrested in California this week after he was found hiding out inside a closed Greatest Purchase retailer in a single day seemingly in hopes of being first to get new Pokemon playing cards set to be launched within the morning.

Police found Patrick Keys, 45, inside a locked Greatest Purchase in Pasadena Wednesday morning (April 29), simply hours earlier than new Pokemon TCG merchandise had been set to launch at retailer opening.

Whereas different followers waited patiently for the Pokemon card drop exterior the retail retailer in a single day, Keys reportedly holed up contained in the Greatest Purchase, the place it’s believed he hid from workers after they closed up store the night earlier than. There have been no indicators of pressured entry, based on NBC LA.

Staff observed one thing was flawed after they noticed a mysterious determine shifting by way of the shop after hours whereas monitering a reside safety feed.

Authorities arrived on the retailer round 1AM and entered with assist from workers. Keys was taken into custody and arrested on suspicion of housebreaking after officers situated him inside the shop.

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When “gotta catch ‘em name” turns into getting caught by the cops, it is perhaps time for a brand new passion.

Sadly, the Pokemon TCG passion has became a gladiator sport over the previous 12 months.

Fueled by elevated demand and synthetic shortage because of scalpers and resellers shopping for up TCG merchandise at MSRP (retail value) and promoting at inflated marked costs, it’s more durable than ever to get Pokemon playing cards. Now it appears you gotta disguise out in shops after hours. (Simply kidding, don’t try this.)