Irvine police department announces bust in pun-filled social media post about alleged $34,000 Lego looting

Irvine police department announces bust in pun-filled social media post about alleged $34,000 Lego looting

So much for using his noodle.

A California man pilfered thousands of dollars in Lego toy sets from the retailer Target in a return-based scam, sometimes swapping valuable figurines with dried pasta pieces and before returning the construction-centric toys, authorities recently alleged.

The alleged plot ended with the arrest of 28-year-old Jarrelle Augustine, accused of grand theft for allegedly stealing the Lego sets, whose manufacturer is known for the interlocking miniature bricks and figurines, according to Irvine, California, police.

“You read that correctly,” police said in a Facebook post announcing the 14 April arrest. “We are talking about durum wheat semolina pasta, and what we are calling a pasta-tively terrible plan.”

    • jellyfishhunter@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      They don’t want you to know that Lego lost that patent years ago and everyone can do the knobs now. They still hold patents on mini figs and their new smart brick though.

      • glimse@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        I heard about the LEGO drama recently (some big promoter went off about quality control and started recommending the other brands) so I checked em out. Pretty cool stuff!

        The selection isn’t great (a lot of cars) and the mini figs are horrifying but overall, LEGO might be in trouble.

        • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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          3 months ago

          LEGO used to be about creativity, you had a huge bin of various blocks and made something to play with. Iterative prototyping.

          Now it’s about following instructions to make one thing, closer to model kits. but my bin of blocks went through multiple generations of cousins, kids.