Police arrested four people over $300,000 of stolen Lego kits

A picture of a Porsche 911 Lego set.
Image: California Highway Patrol

Los Angeles citizens can rest easy knowing that a criminal theft ring is no longer stalking the city’s retail stores to feed a Lego black market. That’s because the California Highway Patrol (CHP) announced this week that it had arrested four people it accused of swiping what police estimated was “approximately $300,000” worth of Lego sets.

The four had allegedly burgled stores like Target, Home Depot, and Lowe’s of their Lego stock and sold them to black-market dealers who would then vend the stolen bricks at “seemingly legitimate businesses, swap meets, or online.” Police say they were booked on “charges related to Organized Retail Theft, Grand Theft, and Conspiracy to commit a crime.”

Image: California Highway Patrol ...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/13/24129595/lego-crime-ring-arrested-los-angeles-300000-dollars

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