In a Facebook post, the Irvine Police Department presented the case with humor.

Jarrelle Augustine, 28, was arrested in Irvine in connection with at least 70 Lego thefts at stores across the country.

Irving police department announced bust in pun-filled social media post about $34,000 Lego looting ...

Jarrelle Augustine allegedly bought LEGO sets from Target, filled the boxes with dried pasta and returned them, resulting in ...

A California man is accused of stealing $34,000 worth of Lego sets by swapping them with dried pasta and returning the boxes ...

A Southern California man’s alleged “brick” hustle has landed him behind bars after police say he pulled off a bizarre ...

A California man was arrested after allegedly replacing LEGO pieces with dried pasta and returning the boxes to Target in a ...

Jarrelle Augustine, 28, is accused of pulling the scheme around 70 times at Target stores across the country, police said ...

A California man was charged with grand theft after the police said he reaped about $34,000 in what an official called an ...

Irvine police track a Lego theft suspect to Paramount. Detectives say he bought Lego sets, replaced pieces with dried pasta ...

Jarrelle Augustine is accused of buying Lego sets from Target, removing valuable pieces, and returning boxes stuffed with ...

Jarrelle Augustine of Paramount was arrested in connection with a nationwide Target theft ring involving $34,000 of Lego sets ...