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.
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California man pulled off 'Lego-for-pasta' scam at least 70 times before arrest

A California man is accused of stealing $34,000 worth of Lego sets by swapping them with dried pasta and returning the boxes ...
Oxygen

“Pasta-tively Terrible Plan”: Inside the LEGO-for-Linguine Scam That Cost Target Thousands

Jarrelle Augustine allegedly bought LEGO sets from Target, filled the boxes with dried pasta and returned them, resulting in ...

Irvine ‘pasta bandit’ accused of swapping LEGO sets for noodles in $34K scheme

A Southern California man’s alleged “brick” hustle has landed him behind bars after police say he pulled off a bizarre ...
Yahoo

Police build Lego heist case after $200,000 in sets seized

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police in Oregon have recovered more than 4,000 stolen Lego sets valued at over $200,000 in a massive bust following a ...
NBC Los Angeles

Lego asks California police department to stop using its minifigure heads on suspect mugshots

A Southern California police department has been handcuffed by Lego after the toy company asked the agency to stop adding Lego heads to cover the faces of suspects in images it shares on social ...