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Man allegedly returned Lego boxes stuffed with pasta to Target for 34K

A California man allegedly cooked up a bizarre Lego theft sc...
Aromatic hyperactive shrine
  04/21/26
"If your master plan involves swapping LEGOs for lingui...
razzle brunch
  04/21/26
Theyre literally professional comedians. You pay their salar...
excitant self-absorbed idea he suggested
  04/21/26
Its chatgpt but ya
maniacal dull locale roast beef
  04/21/26
no one uses that shit you dork. even if ai wasn't retarded ...
violet corner laser beams
  04/21/26
Wow. No one uses chatgpt. Surprising. Glad i can be informed...
maniacal dull locale roast beef
  04/22/26
That's because that sort of thing really reasonates with the...
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zippy stage juggernaut
  04/21/26
It also doesn’t even land bc al dente means…. S...
Claret Slap-happy Coldplay Fan Area
  04/21/26
What, no. The plan was undercooked.
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  04/21/26
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zippy stage juggernaut
  04/21/26
They’re using the zoomer cooker term. Like the plan is...
Claret Slap-happy Coldplay Fan Area
  04/21/26
Nah, unc
Grizzly anal set
  04/21/26
its Dad humor
Sepia misanthropic parlor marketing idea
  04/21/26
shrewd
Zombie-like Insane Roommate Mad Cow Disease
  04/21/26
34 boxes of ziti
zippy stage juggernaut
  04/21/26
Poor journalism. >Video released by police appears ...
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  04/21/26
I helped one of my friends do something like this once. He b...
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  04/21/26
No you didn't. You're full of shit cucumbers
trip pontificating chad kitchen
  04/21/26
Why would I make this up?
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  04/21/26
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  04/21/26
lol office chairs come in like 37 parts and it would be a hu...
violet corner laser beams
  04/21/26
you put whatever parts fit in the box, and toss the rest. yo...
floppy startling halford
  04/21/26
I caught the other end of this a while ago. I bought a sweat...
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  04/21/26
You can always make it in America
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Date: April 21st, 2026 2:23 AM
Author: Aromatic hyperactive shrine

A California man allegedly cooked up a bizarre Lego theft scheme, but police said it came apart piece by piece.

Jarrelle Augustine, 28, of Paramount, is accused of buying Lego sets from Target, removing valuable minifigures and pieces, then returning the boxes after filling them with dried pasta, Irvine police said.

Investigators linked him to roughly 70 thefts nationwide totaling about $34,000 in losses.

The Irving Police Department said detectives used surveillance to identify Augustine as the suspect. He was taken into custody and booked into the Orange County Jail on grand theft charges.

Police shared details of the case in a social media post and added a humorous warning about the unusual method.

"If your master plan involves swapping LEGOs for linguine, we can promise your plan will be cooked al dente," Irvine police said in a Facebook post.

Video released by police appears to show the suspect taking Lego sets from a store shelf and walking out.

The footage then shows officers placing him under arrest in body camera video.

The unusual case also drew reactions online, with some social media users leaning into the humor.

"This case had so many pastabilities. Good for IPD, using their noodle!" one commenter wrote.

"You mean to tell me he was an... impasta?! I’ll see myself out," another joked.

Others questioned the method, with one user writing, "Stealing Legos and Goya beans? WTF?"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831261)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 2:29 AM
Author: razzle brunch

"If your master plan involves swapping LEGOs for linguine, we can promise your plan will be cooked al dente," Irvine police said in a Facebook post.

Is there anything more painful than cops trying to be funny? My local police does this on Facebook too. I think every PD in America now has some unfunny woman doing PR and social media (the chief’s dumb niece no doubt).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831267)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 2:42 AM
Author: excitant self-absorbed idea he suggested

Theyre literally professional comedians. You pay their salary. Oh well, its the king's men, what can you do

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831283)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 8:26 AM
Author: maniacal dull locale roast beef

Its chatgpt but ya



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831494)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 9:22 AM
Author: violet corner laser beams

no one uses that shit you dork. even if ai wasn't retarded in its current state it would take years to police depts and other regulated/govt orgs to actually adopt that shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831612)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 2:55 PM
Author: maniacal dull locale roast beef

Wow. No one uses chatgpt. Surprising. Glad i can be informed by you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49834597)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 8:27 AM
Author: Big casino skinny woman

That's because that sort of thing really reasonates with the demographic likely to be reading PD updates on Facebook.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831495)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 8:28 AM
Author: zippy stage juggernaut



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Date: April 21st, 2026 10:02 AM
Author: razzle brunch



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Date: April 21st, 2026 8:28 AM
Author: zippy stage juggernaut



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Date: April 21st, 2026 8:28 AM
Author: Claret Slap-happy Coldplay Fan Area

It also doesn’t even land bc al dente means…. Slightly undercooked….. you want to make them seem Well Done. Not Rare.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831500)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 8:33 AM
Author: Grizzly anal set

What, no. The plan was undercooked.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831506)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 8:33 AM
Author: zippy stage juggernaut



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Date: April 21st, 2026 8:36 AM
Author: Claret Slap-happy Coldplay Fan Area

They’re using the zoomer cooker term. Like the plan is fucked.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831515)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 11:07 AM
Author: Grizzly anal set

Nah, unc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831827)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 9:36 AM
Author: Sepia misanthropic parlor marketing idea

its Dad humor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831646)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 5:29 AM
Author: Zombie-like Insane Roommate Mad Cow Disease

shrewd

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Date: April 21st, 2026 8:28 AM
Author: zippy stage juggernaut

34 boxes of ziti

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831496)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 8:51 AM
Author: floppy startling halford

Poor journalism.

>Video released by police appears to show the suspect taking Lego sets from a store shelf and walking out.

So was this return fraud or theft from the shelves or both or did the journalist not bother and just AI’d a press release?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831544)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 9:39 AM
Author: Up-to-no-good navy church building elastic band



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Date: April 21st, 2026 9:09 AM
Author: Passionate Purple Son Of Senegal

fun talmud hypo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831582)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 9:31 AM
Author: mustard church



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Date: April 21st, 2026 11:17 PM
Author: costumed useless brakes bawdyhouse



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Date: April 21st, 2026 9:18 AM
Author: Copper base ape

I helped one of my friends do something like this once. He bought an office chair for like $800+, put his old, used, shitty chair in the box, and returned it. Never got caught. This was like almost 20 years ago. Neither of us are Jewish, but we were in that moment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831605)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 9:23 AM
Author: trip pontificating chad kitchen

No you didn't. You're full of shit cucumbers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831614)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 9:24 AM
Author: Copper base ape

Why would I make this up?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831618)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 9:43 AM
Author: Up-to-no-good navy church building elastic band

A friend bought an early non-Apple smartphone from BestBuy.

Being a good goy, he bought the extended warranty.

But that still didn't cover cracked screens. His cracked.

We opened it up, carved a replacement for the glass front out of a CD jewel case with a Dremel.

To our surprise, it was a perfect fit. The phone's case closed back up without a problem.

Returned it to BestBuy. Got a new one.

My proudest moment in a life of crime.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831664)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 9:52 AM
Author: violet corner laser beams

lol office chairs come in like 37 parts and it would be a huge pain in the ass to stuff it all back in the box to make it passable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831688)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 1:08 PM
Author: floppy startling halford

you put whatever parts fit in the box, and toss the rest. you think the return flunkie is doing a piece by piece count?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49832052)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 1:14 PM
Author: Tan Jet-lagged Range

I caught the other end of this a while ago. I bought a sweater online. I knew what I was getting because it was to replace the same sweater that I lost. But when the sweater arrived, it absolutely STANK of gasoline, like it had been soaked overnight in a bucket of gas. Unusable. I returned the product, but they would not honor the return by refunding me or replacing it, they claimed that I must have damaged it. I presume somebody ruined the sweater and sent it back in a plastic bag so they didn't notice and sold it to me. Amex wiped the transaction for me straight away but it was a major pain in the ass.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49832064)



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Date: April 21st, 2026 11:06 AM
Author: Grizzly anal set

You can always make it in America

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5858985&forum_id=2Elisa#49831826)