Jerrelle Augustine used Lego to build a deliciously good scam, as police in California have it. He allegedly ordered boxes of the bricks, swapped them for pasta, then returned them for a refund.

The arrests are similar to one earlier in the week where a suspect was accused of trying to return Lego boxes filled with ...

A Southern California man’s alleged “brick” hustle has landed him behind bars after police say he pulled off a bizarre pasta-filled scam targeting LEGO sets. According to the Irvine Police Department, ...

Everything is not awesome for a grand theft suspect recently arrested in Irvine for allegedly stealing valuable LEGO figurines from sets and replacing them with dried pasta. According to the Irvine ...

A viral Reddit post shows a Star Wars Lego box and bags filled with pasta instead of blocks, reigniting online ire against return scams. At first sight, an average Redditor might wonder why Lego ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A man was arrested on suspicion of replacing Lego pieces with dried pasta inside boxes before returning them to ...

Police in California say they busted an alleged Lego scam where *** suspect was buying sets and returning them filled with dried pasta. In *** post, Irvine police say the California man allegedly ...