2 St. Paul men charged with $25K Pokémon card theft also implicated in Osseo burglary

2 St. Paul men charged with $25K Pokémon card theft also implicated in Osseo burglary Emily Baude KSTP Courtesy: Duck Entertainment Two St. Paul men with a history of stealing Pokémon cards are facing charges for allegedly breaking into an Eagan store and stealing more than $25,000 in cards.Yeng Yang, 34, and Mitchell Teng Yang, 37, were both charged Tuesday with one count of third-degree burglary and one count of theft over $5,000, according to court records.A picture from DUCK! shows the damage from the burglary (Courtesy: Duck Entertainment)A criminal complaint says Eagan police responded to DUCK! on June 27 around 3:45 a.m. on a report that two people had thrown a rock through a window and stolen several pieces of “high-value merchandise.”RELATED: Pokémon card theft at Eagan shop: $25K stolen in break-inMitchell Teng Yang (Courtesy: Hennepin County Jail)The store owner told police several rare Pokémon cards and card packs totaling $26,475.44 had been stolen, according to the complaint.Law enforcement learned a similar theft had occured in Osseo, where the suspects left in a red Kia Sportage. Police said the vehicle’s license plate came back registered to Mitchell. The two men have also been charged in Hennepin County in connection with that theft.Mitchell’s parole officer said one suspect in the surveillance video of the Eagan break-in matched his description, body movements and mannerisms, according to the complaint, which added that Mitchell’s phone pinged in the area of the store at the time of the burglary.Law enforcement tested a plastic bag left at the scene for DNA, which came back as a match for Yeng.Mitchell is currently in custody at the Hennepin County Jail for the Osseo theft. A warrant has been issued for Yeng’s arrest.