Two people were arrested in a LEGO theft ring bust after almost 3,000 boxes of stolen LEGO toys were found in a California home. Arrested were Richard Siegel, 71, (* 71!) and Blanca Gudino, 39. Gudino had been identified by security cameras as a suspect stealing multiple LEGO sets from area toy stores, and delivering them to Siegel’s home in San Pedro, where police found over 2,800 LEGO sets, each ranging in price from $20 to $1,000.
* Police estimate the haul at 800-eleventy-bazillion dollars.
* They had almost enough bricks to complete their full-size model of the Starship Enterprise.
* Why does the 71-year-old want so many LEGO kits? Sick of jigsaw puzzles?
* Police now have a lot to build a case with, and they’ve started putting the pieces together.