Pokemon cards aren’t quite at the same peak as they were during the pandemic. That doesn’t mean the interest has faded, though. In fact, a jailer from Alabama was apparently willing to sacrifice his career just to get more of them for free. Advance Local reported that Officer Josh Hardy was charged with stealing Pokemon cards from Walmart over the weekend.
Matthew Wade, the Calhoun County Sheriff, told the public that Hardy had just completed his shift at the jail before heading to the Walmart in Oxford, Alabama. He was still in uniform.
“It is with great embarrassment that we have to report this incident,’’ Wade said of the incident (via Advance Local). “Hardy has been terminated from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office.”