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🌱 How a Fair Oaks home burglary turned into a $50,000 Pokémon case

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  • How a Fair Oaks home burglary turned into a $50,000 Pokémon case

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  • Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 44 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Virginia Pokémon Heist: California Man Admits To Stealing Rare Cards During Home Burglary (dailyvoice.com) — A Fairfax County man has admitted to a bizarre July crime that began with an armed robbery in a Westwood Center Drive garage and quickly shifted to a burglary on Plateau Drive in Fair Oaks. Police say about $50,000 in rare Pokémon cards were stolen from the Fair Oaks home before detectives identified and arrested the suspect, who now faces sentencing in March 2026.
   

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