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Police investigating break-in at card and game shop in Derry

Shop owner says valuable cards were targeted

Police investigating break-in at card and game shop in Derry

Shop owner says valuable cards were targeted

VALUABLE ITEMS IN THE STORE. IT WAS ONE THAT THEY LEFT. THAT’S AN $800 CARD, AN UNWELCOME SURPRISE FOR THE TEAM AT MIDGAR GAMES AND HOBBIES IN DAIRY. SOMEONE SMASHING THROUGH THEIR FRONT DOOR AND GLASS CASE NEAR THE REGISTER OVERNIGHT. IT IS THE CASE THAT HOUSES OUR HIGHEST VALUE CARDS. SO, YOU KNOW, WE EXPECT THAT SOME OF THOSE WILL BE MISSING. OWNER JASON WEST SAYS THE THIEF MADE OFF WITH SOME RARE TRADING CARDS IN THE GAME. MAGIC, THE GATHERING. THE ENTIRE CASE WOULD HAVE BEEN WORTH AROUND $11,000 IN MERCHANDISE. BUT THANKFULLY, SOME OF THE MOST VALUABLE CARDS WERE LEFT BEHIND. AND SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WAS TAKEN IS GOING TO BE HARDER TO FIND. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, YOU KNOW, IT’S NOT IT’S NOTHING THAT’S GOING TO PUT US OUT OF BUSINESS. IT’S JUST IT. IT WAS A TERRIBLE MORNING. WEST SAYS SOME OTHER CARD SHOPS IN THE AREA HAVE SEEN SIMILAR SMASH AND GRABS BEFORE. DERRY POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AND STORE STAFF ARE TAKING INVENTORY TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT WAS TAKEN. AND WE SHARE INFORMATION LIKE THIS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN KNOW, HEY, BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS PRODUCT OR THAT PRODUCT IF IT’S YOU KNOW, IF YOU SEE IT COME IN, SOMEBODY TRYING TO SELL IT. DESPITE THE BREAKING THE STORE IS STILL OPEN TODAY. IN FACT, THEY’RE EVEN HOSTING A TOURNAMENT FOR ANOTHER CARD GAME. THE OWNER SAYS THEY’RE JUST GRATEFUL THAT IT’S STILL A PLACE THE COMMUNITY CAN COME TOGETHER AND HAVE SOME FUN. IT’S A HORRIBLE SITUATION TO WALK INTO, BUT REALISTICALLY, YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY’S SAFE. SO WE HAVE AN AWESOME COMMUNITY HERE. AND THE BIGGEST THING IS I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY FEELS LIKE THEY HAVE A SAFE
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Police investigating break-in at card and game shop in Derry

Shop owner says valuable cards were targeted

Police in Derry are investigating a smash-and-grab break-in at a card and game shop in Derry. Jason West, owner of Midgard Hobbies and Games, said the store was called by police around 6 a.m. Saturday morning to be alerted that their front door had been smashed in. West said a display case was smashed and valuable cards and packs from the game Magic the Gathering were stolen. "It is the case that houses our highest value," West said. "It's a horrible situation to walk into, but you want to make sure everyone is safe. We have an awesome community here and the biggest thing is I want to make sure the community has a safe place to come and hang out."According to West, some of the rare cards in the case were worth more than $1,000, but staff members are still looking through inventory to determine exactly what was taken.West said some of the more valuable cards in the case, and other merchandise in the store, were thankfully left behind during the burglary. Store staff said the combined value of the case's contents was around $11,000. Anyone with information about the break-in is asked to contact Derry police.

Police in Derry are investigating a smash-and-grab break-in at a card and game shop in Derry.

Jason West, owner of Midgard Hobbies and Games, said the store was called by police around 6 a.m. Saturday morning to be alerted that their front door had been smashed in.

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West said a display case was smashed and valuable cards and packs from the game Magic the Gathering were stolen.

"It is the case that houses our highest value," West said. "It's a horrible situation to walk into, but you want to make sure everyone is safe. We have an awesome community here and the biggest thing is I want to make sure the community has a safe place to come and hang out."

According to West, some of the rare cards in the case were worth more than $1,000, but staff members are still looking through inventory to determine exactly what was taken.

West said some of the more valuable cards in the case, and other merchandise in the store, were thankfully left behind during the burglary.

Store staff said the combined value of the case's contents was around $11,000.

Anyone with information about the break-in is asked to contact Derry police.