Police served a warrant at a Brick Builders store, after a three-month investigation revealed the owner Ammon Henrikson, was purchasing new, unopened sets of Legos that had been stolen.
"In many cases suspects stole hundreds of dollars' worth of Legos and then exchanged the stolen items for cash at the store, most often at a fraction of the actual retail value," Springfield Police shared.
Suspects claimed that the Brick Builders' staff knew the sets had been stolen from Target, Fred Meyer, Barnes & Noble, and Walmart. Springfield Police recovered 4,153 sets of Legos valued over $200,000.
Ammon Henrikson, was arrested and charged for organized Retail Theft.