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…
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