Authorities are trying to piece together how more than $28,000 of Legos stolen from a train turned up in an abandoned van in the California desert.
A deputy from the Barstow Sheriff’s Station made the discovery while doing a check of the van at National Trails Highway and Pioneer Road Newberry Springs on Monday, police said.
Inside, police found 123 sets of McLaren F1 Legos — valued at $230 per box — suspected to have been stolen during a recent train burglary.
Agents from the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railways arrived at the scene and confirmed the theft.
The total estimated haul of the toys was $28,290.
Several images from the scene showed the boxes stuffed inside the van, which bore a Sparkling ICE beverage drink logo on the outside.
No arrests were reported and the investigation is ongoing.
BNSF is one of the largest railroad freight carriers in the US, operating a transportation network “of 32,500 route miles in 28 states and three Canadian provinces,” according to its website.
Last week, suspects fired on BNSF railway police in shoot out on a San Bernardino County train in what authorities described as a robbery.
The California Post reached out to the sheriff’s office for more information.
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