During a weekend snowstorm in Edmond, a smash-and-grab at Breakpoint Cards and Collectibles spun into a frosty police chase that ended with a suspect shirtless in the snow and in handcuffs.
Body-worn camera and store surveillance footage show a suspect using an ax to shatter a high-value display case, grab trading cards and bolt in a vehicle. Police say the pursuit ended when the stolen car crashed, sending the suspect running through nearby yards before officers caught up, arrested him in the snow and had him checked at a hospital.
Police release body-cam footage
According to KOCO, Edmond police released body-camera video that shows officers trailing the vehicle through snow-covered streets and shouting commands as the man took off on foot after the crash. The station reports the suspect was identified as Jacob Mize and that the vehicle involved in the chase had been stolen before it wrecked.
Police told KOCO that the stolen trading cards were recovered after the arrest and that the suspect was evaluated at a hospital following the chilly takedown.
Breakpoint Cards and Collectibles, the target
Breakpoint Cards and Collectibles runs a storefront on Danforth Road and hosts regular trading and game nights, according to its Whatnot listing. The shop stocks sports and Pokémon cards and frequently promotes in-store events on local pages.
Shops like Breakpoint often keep their priciest cards in graded slabs behind locked glass, which makes specialty displays especially tempting for smash-and-grab burglars willing to trade stealth for speed.
Arrest, recovered merchandise and next steps
As per KOCO, the store’s owners told reporters they matched certification numbers on recovered slabs to their inventory and pegged the potential loss at nearly $30,000.
The station reports officers arrested the man on complaints of burglary, possession of a stolen vehicle and obstruction, though it was not immediately clear whether formal charges had been filed. Police said they released the body-cam footage to document the sequence of events while investigators and the district attorney’s office review the case.
