Repeat Pokemon heist pushes Winnipeg owner to quit

LIFESTYLE Repeat Pokemon heist pushes Winnipeg owner to quit By Fakiha Baig The Canadian Press Posted September 26, 2026 8:27 am 4 min read View image in full screen Kaito, of Atlanta, walks in a Pokemon, Pikachu costume during the Dragon Con parade on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson). BA LEAVE A COMMENT SHARE THIS ITEM ON FACEBOOK SHARE THIS ITEM ON X SEND THIS PAGE TO SOMEONE VIA EMAIL SEE MORE SHARING OPTIONS DESCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE INCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE Terri Settle says she thought she solved her Pokemon card theft problem in August. That’s when someone walked into her store, Terri’s Trinkets and Toys in Winnipeg’s north end, picked up a box that was full of the Japanese cards and ran away. Her worker caught up to the thief and got the cards back. Settle said she then zip-tied the box to a shelf in her store. But the knots weren’t tight enough. Two weeks later, on the night of Sept. 8, someone crawled through the vent, smashed a hole in her store’s wall and fled with roughly 20,500 Pokemon cards. Now she said she’s done with the games and is planning to stop selling the cards after the ones she has left are sold. STORY CONTINUES BELOW ADVERTISEMENT “It’s just not worth the risk,” said Settle. The theft has cost Settle $2,500 and is among a string of Pokemon card thefts that have been reported across Canada and the United States in recent years, amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars of losses. In a July 2024 robbery in Ontario, the Durham Regional Police Service said a store worker was struck in the head by someone who was fleeing with three Pokemon cards worth roughly $5,000. Alberta RCMP Cpl. Mathew Howell said a central Alberta store owner lost a binder of cards that was worth roughly $18,000 in a theft last month. The costliest card in the deck showed the black-coloured, cat-like Umbreon ex monster. Related Videos 1:56 New poll shows number of Canadians with negative views on AI increasing New poll shows number of Canadians with negative views on AI increasing Video resurfaces of B.C. Conservative interim leader jumping in to help fight wildfire 5 years ago Edmonton bagel shop pulls popular item from menu due to high beef prices Federal government wants to overhaul Canada’s labour laws Saturday Sips: New twists on the Old Fashioned Gardening Tips: Fall planting tips for trees and shrubs Cooking connects chefs and kids Majority of BC restaurants forced to raise prices: report Global News…