The thief also stole several boxes of sports cards, including Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby rookie cards, worth approximately $30,000.
But the attacks on his store have spiked since the beginning of the pandemic and the latest incident — which roused Wobshall out of bed around 1:45 a.m. early Tuesday — has dealt the harshest blow yet.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
To add insult to injury, the theft occurred five days before Wobshall is closing his store and moving to bigger and, he hopes, safer premises. Most of his neighbouring businesses have also been broken into or vandalized in some way. He’s also grown tired of cleaning up feces, vomit and other detritus left behind on the street.
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