Several arrests were made after a theft and a robbery at Anime NYC at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan.<\/p>\n
New York State Police say on Thursday, someone attending the anime convention was robbed of $600 cash.<\/p>\n
Troopers located the three suspects, who were still in the area, and took them into custody. The suspects \u2013 identified as Jermaine R. McBean, of Queens Village; Ove Williams, of Brooklyn, and Raphique A. Morris, of Brooklyn \u2013 were arrested and charged with robbery and petit larceny.<\/p>\n
In a separate incident on Friday morning, state police say $9,600 worth of Pok\u00e9mon cards were stolen from a vendor at the convention.<\/p>\n
Investigators arrested Joseph Quach, of Las Vegas, in connection to the theft later that day. Quach was charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property.<\/p>\n
There have been several thefts and robberies involving Pok\u00e9mon cards across the Tri-State Area this year alone.<\/p>\n
In June<\/a>, masked thieves broke into a New Jersey hobby shop and stole $40,000-$50,000 worth of Pok\u00e9mon cards and merchandise, and in the city, a Queens man was arrested<\/a> for allegedly helping to steal over $100,000 worth of Pok\u00e9mon cards during two armed robberies in January<\/a>.<\/p>\n