Irvine police say 28-year-old Jarrelle Augustine poured dried semolina into empty $400 Star Wars and Marvel boxes to mimic the rattle of bricks — then walked them back to the return counter. He's one ...

Lego sets have evolved from a colorful pile of bricks into more elaborate and sophisticated collectibles that entertain children and adults alike. While many holiday shoppers will leave the store with ...

A LEGO thief in California allegedly returned sets after replacing the valuable LEGO pieces with dried pasta, police said.

California police arrested a man accused of stealing $34,000 worth of high-end Lego sets and replacing the plastic bricks ...

Police accused the man of purchasing LEGO sets, opening and taking bricks from them, and then returning the boxes to Target ...

Target reported 70 incidents nationwide where Lego boxes were returned to stories filled with Goya elbow pasta.