Crime & Safety

$1,200 Lego Heist At Puyallup Walmart Ends Badly

The thieves stole enough Legos to qualify for charges under an expensive state theft law.

PUYALLUP, WA - Under state law, there's a crime called "organized retail theft." That crime not only sounds worse than plain old theft, it could also result in up to three years in prison. But you have to steal more than $750 worth of merchandise to get bumped to organized retail theft status.

Well, a man and a woman in Puyallup crossed that $750 threshold and then some after getting caught stealing Legos from the local Walmart. According to police, the couple tried to steal $1,196 worth of Legos.

Police said the couple tried to wheel a cart with all the Legos out of the store. The store's loss prevention officer caught up with the woman, and she was later arrested.

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The male suspect, who distracted the Walmart greeter while the woman wheeled the cart outside, got away.

But, he left without any Legos.

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