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Coverage dated June 6, 2024

2,800 boxes of LEGO toys seized in California home

Headline from NBC New York

Police appear to have pieced together a Lego theft mystery in the Los Angeles area after arresting two suspects in Lawndale and Long Beach.

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  1. NBC New York

    2,800 boxes of LEGO toys seized in California home (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Police appear to have pieced together a Lego theft mystery in the Los Angeles area after arresting two suspects in Lawndale and Long Beach.

  2. ABC 7 San Francisco

    LAPD seizes more than 2,800 boxes of LEGOs in massive retail theft bust (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Los Angeles police arrested Blanca Gudino and Richard Siegel while busting a retail theft ring that allegedly stole over 2,800 boxes of LEGOs.

  3. KESQ Palm Springs

    Nearly 3000 stolen Lego boxes recovered after LAPD investigation into organized retail thefts (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    Two people suspected in a series of organized retail thefts of Lego toys from multiple Greater Los Angeles area stores were taken into custody, following a roughly six-month investigation, police said today,

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Thousands of boxes of Lego toys recovered in bust of theft ring, police say (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Police arrested two people in a series of Lego thefts from stores in Southern California. More than 2,800 boxes of the toys were seized at one suspect's home.

  5. NBC News

    Two arrested, including 71-year-old man, for allegedly stealing almost 3,000 boxes of LEGOs (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Two people were arrested Wednesday in what police are calling a LEGO theft ring after almost 3,000 boxes of stolen LEGO toys were found in a California home, police said.

  6. NBC Los Angeles

    2,800 boxes of LEGO toys seized at Long Beach home in retail theft ring investigation (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Police appear to have pieced together a Lego theft mystery in the Los Angeles area after arresting two suspects in Lawndale and Long Beach.

  7. The Guardian

    Two arrested after Los Angeles police confiscate over 2,800 stolen Lego sets (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Thousands of boxes discovered in Long Beach home of Richard Siegel, 71, and Blanca Gudino, 39, in police raid

  8. CBS News

    Man, 71, arrested after LAPD finds nearly 3,000 boxes of stolen LEGO sets at his home (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The individual boxes have a retail value ranging from $20 to well over $1,000, police said.

  9. Foxla

    Suspected Lego thieves arrested, nearly 3,000 boxes recovered (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Richard Siegel and Blanca Gudino were arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars of Legos, with police seizing more than 2,800 boxes of Lego products from Siegel's home.

  10. The Daily Caller

    Elderly Man Arrested For Allegedly Stealing 2,800 Lego Sets, Cops Say (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Los Angeles Police Department arrested an elderly man Wednesday for allegedly stealing nearly 3000 LEGO sets.

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