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New York Post
29-05-2025
- New York Post
Pair of hammer-wielding, masked crooks steal thousands of dollars worth of Pokémon cards from 2 stores
Cops are on the hunt for a pair of hammer-wielding masked bandits who stole thousands of dollars worth of collectible Pokémon cards from two Detroit-area stores over a five-day crime spree earlier this month. The card thieves hit both stores in the early morning before either was open and caused massive damage to one by smashing the glass displays showcasing the cards, according to cops and reports. In the first heist, the duo — dressed in all black and wearing full face coverings — hit RIW Hobbies & Gaming in Livonia on May 16 around 5 a.m., Fox 2 Detroit reported. 4 Police are on the hunt for two masked, hammer-wielding bandits in the Detroit area stealing Pokémon cards. FOX 2 DETROIT Store owner Pam Willoughby came in to open the shop later that morning and discovered her glass cases shattered and her Pokémon cards missing. She checked her security cameras and watched the footage in horror as the two Pokémon perps smashed her display cases with a hammer, grabbed the cards, and stuffed them in sacks before running off. 'When I actually watched them just standing in the building by themselves swinging a hammer, it was a little unnerving — it was an invasion,' Willoughby told WXYZ. She told Fox 2 that the bandits cost her $12,000 between the damage to her store and the price of the cards. She believes the sticky-fingered duo may have taken the stash to sell at the Motor City Comic Con, where hundreds of vendors gather to trade Pokémon and other similar cards — which began the very same day of her break-in. 4 Pam Willoughby, the owner of RIW Hobbies & Gaming, watched her security footage in horror as two bandits smashed her display case to steal Pokémon cards. FOX 2 DETROIT A few days later, on May 20, again around 5 a.m., a similarly dressed hammer-wielding suspect broke into Eternal Games in Warren, where he stole more Pokémon cards, security footage shows. That time, the bandit leapt over the display case, crammed the cards into a sack, and escaped, according to WXYZ. 'They didn't smash out the showcase but hopped the showcase, opened up the showcase and then crouched down and took, took, hopped over and left,' Eternal Games assistant manager Dakota Olszewski told Fox 2. 4 Owners of collectible card stores in the Detroit area are worried they might be the next victims of the Pokémon bandits. FOX 2 DETROIT Olszewski said they stole $3,500 worth of singles — rare cards that are nearly impossible to restock. 'I don't think we are going to find the cards specifically, which is a bummer because they're pretty cool,' she said. This isn't the first time that Pokémon cards have been at the center of criminal activity and violent behavior. 4 The smashed display case where the Pokémon bandits struck in the Detroit area. FOX 2 DETROIT In January, cops were nearly called to a Costco in Los Angeles when bedlam broke out between customers jostling over the coveted cards. Wild footage captured an older customer wrapping a younger customer in a bear hug during the brawl. The younger man smashed the attacker in the face with his elbow while a female shopper yelled at him. 'Get the f–k off of me bro,' one shopper said, according to a video posted on X by YouTuber DisguisedToast. A few months later, a not-so-friendly Spider-Man was arrested after security camera footage caught him breaking into a store in northern Virginia. Joel Brown, 20, was accused of robbing a family-owned collectibles store wearing a Spider-Man suit to conceal his true identity and making off with rare, limited edition Pokémon cards. With tariffs hurting the market, Pokémon and other trading cards are seeing a surge in demand as investors seek out alternatives beyond the traditional mix of financial standbys. The trading card industry is valued at more than $15 billion as of 2024.
Axios
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Things to do this weekend in Metro Detroit: May 16-18
🌸 Flower Day — Eastern Market's vibrant annual tradition — is Sunday from 7am-5pm, with flower growers and vendors from all over the Midwest. Free to attend. 🦸 Motor City Comic Con returns this weekend to Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi to celebrate all things comics, pop culture and entertainment. Celebrities slated to appear include Jeremy Renner and Leslie David Baker of "The Office." Friday-Sunday; daily passes start at $35 for adults and $5 for children. 🎤 Post Malone's Big Ass Stadium Tour, with Jelly Roll, is Sunday at 6:30pm at Ford Field. Available tickets start at $77. 🤠 Toy Story, the 1995 animated classic, is showing at the Redford Theatre on Saturday at 1pm. 🎮 Drink and drive (legally!) at Detroit Shipping Company's Mario Kart game night on Friday from 6-10pm. Tickets, $5. 🎭 The Central Park Five, an operatic adaptation of the true story, is playing Friday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm at the Detroit Opera House. Tickets start at $30. 💕 Anthony Hamilton, Robin Thicke and Vivian Green will be performing at the Fox Theatre on Sunday at 7pm.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rainn Wilson of 'The Office' fame to host a movie screening and panel in metro Detroit
Want to catch a movie with Dwight Schrute of 'The Office'? The next best thing to that is coming to Novi, plus you won't have to munch on Schrute farm beets instead of popcorn. Rainn Wilson, who played the iconic character in the classic NBC sitcom, is coming to metro Detroit for an appearance at Motor City Comic Con, the vast gathering for fans of comic books, movies and television that runs May 16-18. During his visit, Wilson will host a screening at 7:45 p.m. May 17 at Emagine Novi of his 2011 movie 'Super' that will start with a question-and-answer session about the movie. Wilson stars as cranky, morose short-order cook Frank Darbo, who creates a superhero alter ego that he names Crimson Bolt. The New York Times called "Super" a 'subversively funny, tonally twisted film' that goes from 'something playful with dark undercurrents into the opposite.' The cast includes Elliot Page, Kevin Bacon and Liv Tyler. The film was written and directed by James Gunn, who went on to helm the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' franchise and is now in charge of the DC Cinematic Universe. Tickets are $40 for the "Super" event and are available at Motor City Comic Con's website, along with more information on the three-day fan-stravaganza at Novi's Suburban Collection Showplace. Contact Detroit Free Press pop culture critic at jhinds@ This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Rainn Wilson to host movie event during Motor City Comic Con
