KERMAN, Calif. (KFSN) — A Fresno man was arrested after a burglary at a Kerman trading card store where more than 100 high-value collectible cards were stolen, according to police.

Surveillance video captured a thief inside Player’s Price TCG during an overnight burglary Saturday morning. The store’s owner, Joe Quijano, said the suspect entered by cutting through the roof, a vent and a hallway wall before stealing merchandise.

“For somebody to cut into a roof, cut through a vent, break my hallway wall and steal from us, that’s pretty crazy,” Quijano said.

Quijano, who recently opened the business in August, said the thief stole Pokémon cards valued between $10,000 and $20,000.

“Right now Pokemon is very hot. I would say it’s gold. People call it the stock market,” Quijano said.

Kerman police said the suspect stole more than 100 high-value cards, including 20 graded cards known as slabs.

“He got a hold of a lot of singles, which is cards that are not graded – they’re called raw. And then he stole a bunch of graded cards that are called slabs. High-end slabs, low-end slabs, but the majority were high-end slabs,” Quijano said.

After the burglary, Quijano posted security footage from the store on Instagram, prompting members of the trading card community to help identify the stolen items.

“I think what a lot of people don’t know when it comes to these highly valuable collectibles is they can be traced, right?” Kerman Police Detective Eduardo Barrera said.

According to police, that tracking led investigators to Tracy and ultimately to the suspect’s location in Northern California.

“Definitely made our job easier, but it doesn’t mean our job is stopped,” Barrera said.

Police said a 24-year-old Fresno man was arrested Sept. 20 on suspicion of possessing stolen property.

“I think this is a great incident of where our citizens went above and beyond,” Barrera said.

Quijano has since reopened Player’s Price TCG and has made upgrades to the store’s security system. Police said the suspect was arrested on a charge of possession of stolen property.

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