How suspected organised gangs are stealing Lego sets ‘to order’ for Facebook sales

Brightly coloured boxes of Lego, stacked on shelves beside board games and dolls in department stores, seem a long way from the world of serious crime.
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Black market bricks: Albuquerque crime rings target rare Lego sets

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque police say they recently made arrests in two separate theft rings involving stolen Lego sets, one of which included an employee with the department. The cases highlight what experts in the Lego resale community describe as ...

Man allegedly returned Lego boxes stuffed with pasta to Target stores

A California man is facing theft charges after he allegedly purchased Lego sets from Target and then returned them with pasta inside, according to police. Jarelle Augustine of Paramount, California, was arrested and charged with grand theft for allegedly removing Lego mini figures from boxes and replacing them with dried pasta,

LEGO crime spree unravels after alleged thief replaces bricks with pasta

A LEGO thief in California allegedly returned sets after replacing the valuable LEGO pieces with dried pasta, police said. The Irvine Police Department said Thursday that “everything was awesome in this Lego crime spree until we got involved.