Three men have been arrested for stealing approximately $1 million in LEGO products, according to the Kern County Police Department of Bakersfield, California. Given how expensive certain LEGO sets can get and their popularity among adult audiences, it was only a matter of time before they became the target for people looking to make a quick buck.
LEGO sets have long been popular among enthusiast model builders, but popular sets command a pretty penny. For example, a model like the Venusaur, Blastoise, and Charizard can set buyers back by as much as $650, so it’s easy to see how thieves could rack up $1 million in a large enough heist.
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Kern County Police Department shared a Facebook post detailing the ordeal, revealing that deputies from its Mojave substation had responded to a call about suspicious vehicles. At the scene, deputies saw two box trucks leaving the area. They performed traffic stops on both vehicles, conducted searches, and discovered illicitly gained LEGO bricks. Investigating further, deputies found two freight trailers stolen while in transit from Fort Worth, Texas, to Moreno, California.
All three men involved were arrested following the incident. Kern County Police Department estimated the men had stolen about $1 million in LEGO products, though it didn’t disclose which LEGO sets, in particular, had been stolen. However, the image shared by the police department shows several pallets of shrink-wrapped goods, so the thieves likely got a healthy variety.
While it’s unclear if LEGO sets were specifically targeted or if the thieves simply stole random cargo, it’s not uncommon for bad actors to target nerdy hobbies like LEGO and video games. In fact, hackers recently stole data from Rockstar Games, revealing key details about how much money the studio has been making off GTA 5.
It seems that LEGO fans have everything working against them these days, from thieves to scalpers. While the base price of many popular LEGO sets is already high, resellers have exacerbated the problem, flipping popular sets to make a quick buck. In particular, Pokemon fans are getting the short end of the stick, as they also deal with similar problems with the franchise’s popular playing cards.
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As Pokemon cards are being scalped, so too are they being stolen. In November 2025, a thief stole Pokemon cards from a store owned by the NFL’s Tom Brady, bypassing a credit card machine by using manual prompts to make it appear as though a transaction had been completed normally.
These LEGO sets making their way back to the proper channels is a very positive thing, as they likely would’ve ended up scalped or somewhere they shouldn’t be. Again, these are hot ticket items for resellers, so they almost certainly would’ve been used to turn a profit even higher than each set’s MSRP value. Kern County Police Department didn’t offer much about getting the LEGO sets back to their rightful owner, but one can assume that’s where they’re headed.
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