A string of burglaries has plagued a popular Lego store chain, with a total of seven Southern California locations targeted since mid-April.
has plagued a popular Lego store chain, with a total of seven Southern California locations targeted since mid-April.
"We were kind of bracing ourselves for it," store owner Miguel Zuniga said. "All of our sister stores have been getting hit, so I told my guys 'It's not a matter of if we're going to get hit, it's a matter of when.' And the when came." "There's at least over 15 sets that they took and the cheapest ones were $100, an average of over $200, $250 and $400 were the most expensive sets that they took," Zuniga said.
This is the second break-in the store has had this year. But Zuniga says it's no surprise that the thieves are targeting the Lego store chain given their popularity as collector items and toys for people of all ages."It could be a correlation, it could be copycats at this point," Zuniga said.
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