U.S.CRIME WATCH
Thieves steal nearly $1 million in graded cards from FedEx truck
Santa Ana police say the haul was an estimated $963,000, but PSA's insurance reportedly caps payouts at $1,500 a card; allegedly, the truck sat unattended.
Watch it as it aired: Rosa Ticks and Gloria Vance on this story, from BBN Crime Watch at 10:59 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Fortune's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Fortune: “Collectors sent rare Pokémon and sports cards to get graded. Then thieves stole nearly $1 million worth of them from the FedEx truck taking them home”, with reporting from Washington Times.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 10:59 PM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Gloria Vance.
- Topics: FedEx, Pokémon.
- BBN covered this story before: Pokémon Company plans first permanent store outside Asia (October 21).
The real story
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- FortuneCollectors sent rare Pokémon and sports cards to get graded. Then thieves stole nearly $1 million worth of them from the FedEx truck taking them home
- Washington TimesAlmost $1 million in sports, trading cards stolen from FedEx truck October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt's a quiet street outside the PSA office in Santa Ana, California.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOn October thirteenth, a FedEx driver steps away from his truck for sixty to ninety minutes.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhen he returns, police say, about two hundred packages are gone from two pallets, and fifty more from a third.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterTwo hundred and fifty packages! It smelled like warm asphalt out there and I can feel it!

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSanta Ana police put the value at an estimated nine hundred sixty-three thousand dollars, though they say the exact value has not been determined.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOne YouTuber who lost a hundred and four cards says the payout may be capped at fifteen hundred dollars a card.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterCapped? PSA's estimates put his Tyrese Maxey card at just under two thousand, he says!

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAlways report the number, Rosa, never the smell.

Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterI wrote it down. Loudly. Back here same time tomorrow, and never leave the truck, unless it's for a sandwich.
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