Pokémon card collector used GPS device to track delivery woman
Pokémon card collector used GPS device to track delivery woman Rob Beschizza 2:09 pm Fri Sep 25, 2026 Kent Kubasta. Photo: Wooster Police Department After 30 years, Pokémon remains among the most desirable collectible franchises in fandom and auctions regularly prove the cards' growing value. But one collector went too far in his efforts to acquire Squirter or PewPew or whatever, attaching a GPS tranceiver on a delivery driver's vehicle and using it to track her movements.
- ▪Pokémon card collector used GPS device to track delivery woman Rob Beschizza 2:09 pm Fri Sep 25, 2026 Kent Kubasta.
- ▪Photo: Wooster Police Department After 30 years, Pokémon remains among the most desirable collectible franchises in fandom and auctions regularly prove the cards' growing value.
- ▪But one collector went too far in his efforts to acquire Squirter or PewPew or whatever, attaching a GPS tranceiver on a delivery driver's vehicle and using it to track her movements.
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| Canonical URL | https://boingboing.net/2026/09/25/pokemon-card-collector-used-gps-device-to-track-delivery-woman.html |
| Publication time | Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:09:08 +0000 |
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Pokémon card collector used GPS device to track delivery woman Rob Beschizza 2:09 pm Fri Sep 25, 2026 Kent Kubasta. Photo: Wooster Police Department After 30 years, Pokémon remains among the most desirable collectible franchises in fandom and auctions regularly prove the cards' growing value. But one collector went too far in his efforts to acquire Squirter or PewPew or whatever, attaching a GPS tranceiver on a delivery driver's vehicle and using it to track her movements. Kent Kubasta, 72, of Medina, pleaded no contest to a charge of illegal use of a tracking device and was setenced to a year's probation. For his crime, Kubasta was sentenced [PDF] to 12 months of community control – Ohio's term for probation – under basic supervision.
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