justafrog Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Kids: Drugs are bad, mmmmkay? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Wow! How many different Lego theft stories have there been this months? Three? Four? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knarrff Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 http://longisland.news12.com/news/police-gloria-haas-of-island-park-accused-of-stealing-59-000-worth-of-legos-1.9076333 Now we know why RIs and Exos are so scarce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knarrff Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Just got back from my local walmart and they now have signs in the lego isle that there are video cameras to decrease theft and keep prices low. It would be interesting to know whether they added only the signs, or also the cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojoyojimbi Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 It would be interesting to know whether they added only the signs, or also the cameras. walmart only puts cameras up if the employees in the store are talking about unionizing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kishidan69 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) One more here, if it has not been already mentioned in the forums: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/08/15/police-200000-legos-recovered-4-people-arrested-abrk/14143047/ May start a Lego crime thread soon, always interesting for me to read about the things they will try to exploit the brick. Edit: Sorry, have just found the other thread about this particular crime. Mods, please feel free to delete this post. Edited August 17, 2014 by kishidan69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1265 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Another of the AZ theft. http://www.kpho.com/story/26293173/peoria-man-laundering-250000-worth-of-legos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicblast Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Took a closer look at the pictures of the seized Lego's... Looks like a 10030 Imperial Star Destroyer, if I'm not mistaken. He has been busy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 That Phoenix stockpile was pretty hot, I could see a bunch of Pirates of the Car ships, Dino Defense HQs... More and more stories like this make me more nervous of my own collection. And of course, as more people catch wind of the value, etc etc... Gah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojoyojimbi Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 man someone's going to get lucky at the seized property auction in a couple years after this stuff all goes up for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinothegeeko Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 That Phoenix stockpile was pretty hot, I could see a bunch of Pirates of the Car ships, Dino Defense HQs... More and more stories like this make me more nervous of my own collection. And of course, as more people catch wind of the value, etc etc... Gah. Yeah I think its only gonna get worse. Think of all the peeps out there right now not getting busted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1265 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 An except from a news story, "The rest of the Legos may have been purchased legitimately, or obtained fraudulently. Evidence from this investigation shows only $40,000 in stolen merchandise." Looks like this reseller tried to make more profit by buying stolen products in addition to his normal purchases to resell. Funny that his eBay account states, "This seller is currently away, and is not processing orders at this time. You can add this item to your watch list to purchase later." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Just got back from my local walmart and they now have signs in the lego isle that there are video cameras to decrease theft and keep prices low.It would be interesting to know whether they added only the signs, or also the cameras.I wonder how many of those hidden cameras even are that or just mocks put up to scare off crooks. Most of their positioning in Walmart doesn't make sense and they would need one rather enormous room to put up the monitors to utilize them all at any given time. Whatever it may be, anything that could potentially stop or at least cut down stealing is a good thing. I for one get tired of seeing torn open boxes with the contents spilling out from being gutted.I doubt it will keep prices low though. I don't know how anyone could walk out with this year's Police Station unnoticed yet the price has been increased by $10 at both Walmart and Target around me for no good reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1265 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I wonder how many of those hidden cameras even are that or just mocks put up to scare off crooks. Most of their positioning in Walmart doesn't make sense and they would need one rather enormous room to put up the monitors to utilize them all at any given time. Whatever it may be, anything that could potentially stop or at least cut down stealing is a good thing. I for one get tired of seeing torn open boxes with the contents spilling out from being gutted. I doubt it will keep prices low though. I don't know how anyone could walk out with this year's Police Station unnoticed yet the price has been increased by $10 at both Walmart and Target around me for no good reason. Working in the surveillance field, I can attest that many visible cameras are dummy cameras. Many also give off blinking lights to appear authentic. It's all about deterrent...and not catching the person in the act of doing something wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinothegeeko Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 supraboy made it to the big screen? sweeeet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinothegeeko Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Yeah I saw him dealing in the parking lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abri123 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Just seen this (apologies if its already been featured). http://www.wfsb.com/story/26293173/peoria-man-laundering-250000-worth-of-legos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legodelorean Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Jeez, these people need to stop bringing so much attention to Lego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 supraboy made it to the big screen? sweeeet THis is exactly how I figured he looked like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biniou Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Just seen this (apologies if its already been featured). http://www.wfsb.com/story/26293173/peoria-man-laundering-250000-worth-of-legos /lawyer mode on This is not their fault ! Darth Vader himself asked for a steal ! Take it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Besides the amount of attention all this theft is bringing to Lego 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooker1 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I'm guessing that the dealer that has the storage unit will probably get a slap on the wrist and be forced to give up the stuff he bought that was definitely stolen. Other than that, I can imagine it'd be really difficult to prove that he knew they were stolen. Unless the dummies like that lady at the Lego store straight confess to the entire crime implicating the buyer. Time to lawyer up...or better call Saul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiltyoneal Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I wonder how long the shoplifters/dealer would have avoided being caught if they sold the parts individually (bricklink or brickowl store) rather than trying to return the sets for a refund. Having that dealer return all those sets had to be pretty suspicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuttfarkas Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Any BrickPicker Big Timers gone missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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