NYC’s Thomas Dunbar and Andrew Pearson Giaume sought in gaming card theft

Two men from the Big Apple are being sought in connection to the theft of $300,000 in gaming cards at a popular convention in Indianapolis last week, authorities announced Thursday.

Thomas Dunbar and Andrew Pearson Giaume, who are considered persons of interest, are believed to be the men caught on surveillance footage rolling a pallet of boxed “Magic: The Gathering” gaming cards from the Gen Con Indy 2023 last week, Indianapolis Metro Police said.

The brazen theft was carried out on Aug. 1 before the convention got underway, police said.

Gen Con Indy 2023 took place from Aug. 3 through Aug. 6 at Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis.

The event is pegged as the largest and longest-running tabletop gaming convention in North America.

“Each year, gamers and fans converge in Indianapolis, IN to share their love for all things gaming: from tournaments to guest appearances, exhibit hall booths to electronic games, workshops, seminars, anime, art shows, auctions, and countless other activities,” Gen Con says on its website.

Craig Casares, assistant manager at an Indianapolis board game store, told the Indianapolis Star swiping a pallet full of cards was shocking.

“It’s more common to have theft of decks or collections and attempting to sell those than it would be to steal a pallet,” he said.

“The amount of either courage or bluffing skills that someone would have to have to just walk into Gen Con and take a pallet and no one stops them … I don’t think anybody I know would have the nerve to go in and do that.”

Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.