- Police arrest man who replaced US$34,000 worth of Lego pieces with pasta CTV News —
- US man charged in Lego theft scheme of replacing pieces with pasta, police say The Straits Times —
- Man Charged in Lego Theft Scheme of Replacing Pieces With Pasta, Police Say The New York Times —
- Suspect replaced valuable Lego pieces with dried pasta, Irvine police say ABC7 Los Angeles —
- California man accused of stealing $34,000 worth of Lego and returning the boxes filled with pasta The Independent —
- ‘Lego bandit’ accused in bizarre $34K scheme replacing minifigures with pasta Fox News —
Irvine
City in Orange County, California, United States
Irvine is a planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was named in 1888 for the landowner James Irvine. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. The 66-square-mile (170 km2) city had a population of 318,629 as of June 2025. As of 2025, it is the second most populous city in Orange County, fifth most in the Greater Los Angeles region, and 62nd most in the United States.
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Irvine, California, Irvine, CA, and City of Irvine
Lego theft scheme involving pasta