More Alleged Lego Fraudsters Arrested In California City Where Thief ‘filled Boxes With Pasta To Get Refunds’

Some alleged blockheaded thieves recovered themselves successful problem pinch nan rule complete returned boxes of Legos.

Authorities successful Irving, California, arrested Adriana Esquerra Gonzalez, 29, and Luis Aldredo Quintanilla Pompa, 30, past week connected suspicion of shoplifting. The mates is from Tijuana, Mexico.

The 2 were arrested aft bringing backmost boxes of Legos to a Target and nan minifigures were missing, according to Irving police.

The arrests are akin to 1 earlier successful nan week wherever a fishy was accused of trying to return Lego boxes filled pinch pasta for a refund.

Police opportunity nan duo successful nan astir caller apprehension had visited 5 different stores nan aforesaid time for a akin scam. Investigators worked pinch nonaccomplishment prevention officers astatine nan stores to place nan suspects.

When constabulary searched nan duo’s car, they allegedly recovered respective of nan stolen Lego pieces.

The apprehension comes aft a man successful nan aforesaid metropolis tried a akin return-theft scam.

Irving constabulary arrested Jarrelle Augstine, 28, early successful nan week successful relationship pinch astatine slightest 70 Lego thefts astatine stores crossed nan country. He is alleged to person stolen $34,000 worthy of nan blocky toys.

Investigators opportunity that Augustine took Lego boxes and swapped nan toys pinch dried pasta and past returned them for refunds.

"One of nan cases that occurred present successful Orange County, they shared that they opened nan container and alternatively of Legos, they recovered bags of barren pasta," Officer Ziggy Azarcon told CBS News.

Augustine was charged pinch expansive theft.