California police arrest 4 in $300,000 stolen Lego brick bust

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Los Angeles residents can relaxation simple realizing {that a} legal theft ring is now not stalking the town’s retail shops to feed a Lego black market. That is as a result of the California Freeway Patrol (CHP) introduced this week that it had arrested 4 folks it accused of swiping what the police estimated was “roughly $300,000” value of Lego units.

The 4 had allegedly burgled shops like Goal, Residence Depot, and Lowe’s of their Lego inventory and offered them to black-market sellers who would then promote the stolen bricks at “seemingly reputable companies, swap meets, or on-line.” Police say they had been booked on “fees associated to Organized Retail Theft, Grand Theft, and Conspiracy to commit a criminal offense.”

Darth Vader, too. Picture: California Freeway Patrol

Rivendell, the final homely home. Picture: California Freeway Patrol

Like some other collectible, Lego units are prime targets. In 2021, French police introduced they had been investigating a global Lego crime ring. That very same 12 months, authorities in Seattle arrested a store proprietor accused of promoting stolen Lego units following a clumsily named “Operation: MandalOrganized Retail Theft” investigation, as NBC Information reported.

California police arrest 4 in $300,000 stolen Lego brick bust

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