{"id":646,"date":"2026-06-13T18:01:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=646"},"modified":"2026-06-13T18:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:01:40","slug":"2-arrested-in-connection-with-wild-pokemon-card-robbery-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=646","title":{"rendered":"2 arrested in connection with wild Pokemon card robbery in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><div><\/div><div><p>Two people were arrested in San Francisco in connection with a chaotic robbery of Pokemon cards, the San Francisco Police Department announced on Thursday.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=644\">Permit approved and funding declared to clean up California toxic river<\/a><\/p><\/div><div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" width=\"1\"\/><\/div><div><p>On May 28, police said, a person agreed to meet with someone he believed was going to buy his collection of trading cards. The two met up at a park near Holyoke and Felton streets in the Portola District, where one suspect allegedly looked at the collection of cards and pretended to pay the seller.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div><p>The suspect then allegedly pepper-sprayed the seller and ran into a getaway car with two more suspects inside. Medical crews assessed the seller at the scene and determined he had non-life-threatening injuries.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div><p>Police used Flock cameras to find the suspects\u2019 car, which they located the next day in downtown San Francisco near Van Ness Avenue and Mission Street, the department said. Officers used drones to follow the car and watched two suspects exit the car and enter a jewelry and pawn shop near O\u2019Farrell and Polk streets.<\/p><\/div><div><p>Plainclothes officers then took the suspects into custody and booked them into the Juvenile Justice Center, where they are facing robbery and conspiracy charges.\u00a0Video footage posted by the police department shows the plainclothes officers tackling the two suspects to the\u00a0ground in the middle of the street.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div><div><div><div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-176\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/579f6db48285bc7e72d5aa331cb91a83.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div><h2><div>The Bay Area&#8217;s best free newsletter.<\/div><\/h2><div>Stay informed, and entertained.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div><form><div><div><label>Email<\/label><\/div><div><div><div><\/div><\/div><button><div>Sign Up<\/div><\/button><\/div><\/div><div><label>Your website<\/label><\/div><\/form><\/div><\/div><div><div><\/div><div><p><span>By signing up, you agree to our <\/span><span>Terms Of Use<\/span><span> and acknowledge that your information will be used as described in our <\/span><span>Privacy Policy<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=642\">Suspect killed, 2 SFPD officers injured after Trader Joe\u2019s theft pursuit<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><p>SFPD conducted a search warrant at one of the suspects\u2019 homes on May 30 and collected more evidence. SFPD said the South San Francisco Police Department was investigating an similar \u201conline marketplace robbery\u201d of a gold necklace, and investigators believed they were the same suspects.<\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div><p>Pokemon card thefts have been increasingly more common in California, with another theft just last week in Brentwood. The thieves took $15,000 worth of trading cards in under 40 seconds, ABC News reported.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div><p>SFPD said the robbery is an active investigation, and anyone with information is urged to call the department at 415-575-4444 or text the\u00a0tipline at TIP411.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div><div><div>More News<\/div><\/div><div><p>\u2014 &#8216;Top Gun&#8217; actor found stabbed to death after 911 call<br\/>\u2014 Calif. siblings planned to kill family to get rich, detectives say<br\/>\u2014 Korean beauty giant to open second Calif. store after blockbuster launch<br\/>\u2014 In stunning vote, Calif.&#8217;s reddest county chooses Bay Area Democrat<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=640\">After SF Giants blow another game, ex-pitcher drops epic rant on postgame show<\/a><\/p><\/div><div><p><em>Sign up for\u00a0daily SFGATE breaking news alerts here.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A suspect allegedly pretended to pay someone for Pokemon cards and then pepper-sprayed them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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