A man has been caught stealing over $2200 worth of Pokémon cards in Taupō. Photo: Thimo Pedersen, UnSplash
A man has been caught stealing over $2200 worth of Pokémon cards in Taupō.
Police were called to a store on Tuwharetoa Street at 9.50pm Tuesday after a reported break in.
The thief had smashed a glass panel to gain entry and placed Pokémon trading cards into bags.
A member of the public witnessed the burglary and called police who tracked the man to a nearby bar.
Police arrested a 35-year-old man and charged him with burglary, shoplifting and resisting police.
He will appear in court on Wednesday.
The man is also suspected of stealing $500 worth of Pokémon cards from the same store in November.
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