Burglars Ram Truck Into Tacoma Card Shop
Thieves stole about $50,000 in Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon cards from Northwest Sportscards early Monday morning.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Property Crime
Burglars rammed a black truck into the warehouse entrance of Northwest Sportscards on 6th Avenue in Tacoma shortly after 5 a.m. Monday and stole approximately $50,000 worth of Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon cards.
Why it matters
Rising collectible card values have made sports and gaming card retailers an increasing target for theft. Tacoma Police and the store owner suspect the burglars are linked to a break-in attempt in July and a window-breaking theft in August.
Tacoma Police Department is investigating the break-in, which is suspected to be connected to a July attempt and an August theft at the same store. The store owner is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, and no arrests have been reported.
The players
Tacoma Police Department
The Tacoma Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for investigating the burglary and the related break-in attempts at the store.
Northwest Sportscards
Northwest Sportscards is a Tacoma sports and gaming card retailer whose warehouse entrance was rammed by a truck during the burglary.
The details
A black truck driven by masked burglars rammed the warehouse entrance of Northwest Sportscards. The burglars packed several containers with hundreds of card boxes, left the building, then returned about a minute later to take additional items.
Timeline
July: attempted break-in at the store, suspected by police and the owner to be linked to the later burglaries.
August: burglars broke a window and stole thousands of dollars in sports cards.
Early Monday morning, shortly after 5 a.m.: truck rammed the warehouse entrance and about $50,000 in cards was stolen.
Legal Context
Rising demand and resale value for Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon cards has made card shops a growing target for organized burglary. The repeated incidents at Northwest Sportscards fit that pattern, with police linking a July attempt and an August theft to the Monday break-in.
Local card collectors and shops in Tacoma face heightened theft risk as high-value cards become a target. Anyone with information on the burglars is encouraged to contact the Tacoma Police Department, and the store owner is offering a $5,000 reward for an arrest.
The takeaway
Retailers holding high-value collectibles may need to review entry security and camera coverage, since the burglars struck more than once at the same store. Collectors can help by reporting any suspicious activity around card shops to police.
Further reading
For more on thefts like this one across the area, browse Tacoma Property Crime coverage.
