Lego heist: Thieves target another Southern California Bricks & Minifigs store [Video]

LOMITA, Calif. (KABC) — A string of burglaries has plagued a popular Lego store chain, with a total of seven Southern California locations targeted since mid-April.

Bricks & Minifigs stores, known for their extensive collections of Lego sets, have been hit by thieves in various cities, including Ontario, Riverside, Whittier, Irvine, Anaheim, Costa Mesa and most recently Lomita.

“We were kind of bracing ourselves for it,” store owner Miguel Zuniga said. “All of our sister stores have been getting hit, so I told my guys ‘It’s not a matter of if we’re going to get hit, it’s a matter of when.’ And the when came.”

Zuniga said the incident occurred around 5 a.m. Tuesday. Surveillance video shows two thieves smashing the store’s front window and running off with dozens of Lego sets, with an estimated worth of $5,000 to $7,000.

“There’s at least over 15 sets that they took and the cheapest ones were $100, an average of …