Police have put the pieces together on a Lego theft spree stretching from Northland down to the Waikato in recent months.
An Auckland man is facing numerous charges after being arrested on Wednesday.
A case has steadily been built by the °Â²¹¾±³Ù±ð³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ West Enquiries Team after offending began in January.
¡°Retailers have been targeted as far north as Whang¨¡rei, across Auckland and as far south as Te Rapa,¡± Sergeant Julian Conder says.
¡°It will be alleged highly valuable Lego items were either stolen, or had barcodes altered in this offending.¡±
A search warrant for a Te Atat¨± South property was put together by Constable Kim from the Enquiries Team.
Police have since arrested a 39-year-old man at the address, charging him with seven counts of obtains by deception and three counts of theft.
He is now before the Wait¨¡kere District Court.
Fear not Lego lovers, no bricks were harmed.
¡°Pleasingly, the team recovered all of the stolen Lego during the search warrant,¡± Sergeant Conder says.
¡°At the end of the day it will mean that these pieces will be available for those who are willing to pay for their goods.¡±
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