That's a lot of Legos!
[Insert joke about $37,000 being roughly the equivalent of one LEGO Millennium Falcon.]
As reported by the New York Post:
Watauga police said Sunday that 28-year-old Winston Love allegedly stole from 23 Target stores over the past two months in 14 cities, mostly around the Dallas area, with the thefts totaling more than $37,000.
Love, who was later found with eight outstanding warrants and illegal narcotics, is also suspected of being part of a larger theft ring spanning Texas and Oklahoma, primarily targeting tens of thousands of dollars' worth of Lego products, officials said.
Authorities described Love's actions as 'incredibly brazen,' noting that he would simply walk out of stores with the Lego merchandise.
'It's incredibly brazen. When you watch video of the individual committing these crimes, he truly goes shopping through the store, determines what merchandise he wants, and this individual specifically targets Lego products. He either loads them in a cart or just loads them under his arms and literally walks right out the door, almost defying anybody to, in complete defiance of anybody that might try to stop him,' Watauga Police Chief Jim Lewis said.
'It's easy to sell those products online at nearly their retail value, so the risk versus reward for them becomes worth it,' Lewis added.
Who needs to build a Walter White-caliber meth empire when you can make just as much money on blackmarket Legos?
If you sell enough high-value Lego sets, you might have enough money to…
… I don't know, buy a new Lego set?
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