Suspect replaced valuable Lego pieces with dried pasta, Irvine police say

ABC7 Los Angeles — Apr 18, 16:56 PM

Irvine police arrested a man accused of purchasing Lego sets from Target, removing some of the valuable pieces and replacing them with dried pasta.

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