Thieves target high-value Pokémon cards as franchise turns 30

What began as a quiet meet-up of Pokémon enthusiasts at a US store ended with an armed robbery in which masked men held the group at gunpoint to steal more than $100,000 in trading cards. The January heist in New York was the latest in a string of thefts targeting collectors of Pokémon, the Japanese media franchise that marks its 30th anniversary on