CHP arrests 4, recovers $300,000 in Legos stolen from Target, other SoCal stores

LOS ANGELES -- Authorities announced a bust of a retail theft ringing that allegedly stole astatine slightest $300,000 successful Legos from Southern California retailers.

The Legos were seized and 4 radical successful Los Angeles and Orange counties were arrested, according to the CHP.

The suspects were progressive successful stealing the Legos from stores similar Target, Home Depot and Lowe's and selling them to fences - radical oregon groups who acquisition stolen products and past merchantability them to the public, often done businesses that look morganatic similar swap meets oregon connected websites, according to CHP investigators.

The suspects were identified arsenic Jeremy Johnson, 44, of Orange, Marta Hardt, 39, of Huntington Beach, Chung-Pei Yu, 47, of Studio City, and Shen Li, 35, of Brea.

They were booked connected theft and conspiracy charges.

The bust was made by CHP officers who are portion of a retail transgression task unit which has been cracking down connected a surge successful thefts from stores.