Irvine police department announces bust in pun-filled social media post about alleged $34,000 Lego looting
So much for using his noodle.
A California man pilfered thousands of dollars in Lego toy sets from the retailer Target in a return-based scam, sometimes swapping valuable figurines with dried pasta pieces and before returning the construction-centric toys, authorities recently alleged.
The alleged plot ended with the arrest of 28-year-old Jarrelle Augustine, accused of grand theft for allegedly stealing the Lego sets, whose manufacturer is known for the interlocking miniature bricks and figurines, according to Irvine, California, police.
“You read that correctly,” police said in a Facebook post announcing the 14 April arrest. “We are talking about durum wheat semolina pasta, and what we are calling a pasta-tively terrible plan.”
The interesting thing is that both the pasta and the Legos probably cost around the same to manufacture. Lego are extremely cheap to manufacture, and are incredibly profitable.
Why would be do that??? Legos are way more expensive than pasta!
Edit: I am not a smart man.
Those Legos cost a pretty penne
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These plastic pieces should cost pennies but they sell for $100+ that’s crazy
“But why male models?”
……I just told you
lol
it’s almost almost almost friday
As someone who worked in retail 10+ years ago, this is not new.
Target, of all retailers, has an incredibly advanced forensics lab that helps the US FBI solve crimes. Basic electronic fraud was doomed to fail.
Dude screwed up a lot of people’s birthdays or whatever.
What if I really need some elbow pieces?
Bruh
You’d have to use a card you have access to even get a refund, which means you’d either just hand all the info they ever need to charge you, or you commit credit card fraud and use someone else’s, which is probably even worse.
Does target no longer accept cash?
Yknow I completely forgot about cash because all the stores push card payment. I don’t know if you get offered cash back on refund anymore though. Usually these places only offer store credit unless they’re legally obligated to.
You get cash back if you paid with cash. Gift cards would probably also work for a scam like this.
Insane that pasta is worth more than Lego now
I think you need to reread the post. The pasta is very clearly the lesser of the two by value.
It’s a joke.
Let me explain: with the current economy, food prices have increased significantly. So the joke is that pasta would be more expensive than expensive Lego.
