Arizona Pokémon card heist leads police to bust couple for drugs with baby in car

Arizona police hot on the trail of a Pokémon card heist were led to a suspect, who along with a woman and a baby in the vehicle, were in possession of drugs and a gun.

The Prescott Valley Police Department said officers were sent to a local business at 10 a.m. April 19 in response to shoplifting.

Workers at the business told police they had been watching two people suspected of stealing numerous items on eight separate occasions since September 2022.

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When the investigator arrived, they learned that a man and a woman were observed by the loss prevention specialists swiping consumable goods, football cards, baseball cards and other items.

On April 19, the man was seen lifting $483 worth of Pokémon cards from the business.

The loss prevention staff identified 26-year-old Tyler M...