Lego set thieves caught in Mount Juliet, a growing trend across the state

MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Mount Juliet Police Department (MJPD) responded to a robbery at a local Walmart on Sunday in which three Dickson County suspects are accused of stealing multiple Lego sets.

All of the suspects managed to flee the scene and one allegedly attempted to attack a Walmart employee on his way out.

MJPD was able to use spike strips to catch the suspects during the chase and caught a man who tried to flee the car. The same suspect has two outstanding warrants in Dickson County and Mississippi.

The two suspected women and the man were taken into custody.

Robberies of popular Lego sets are becoming increasingly popular across the United States. Retail crime experts told CNN that these sets are easy to resell and difficult to trace, increasing their popularity among thieves.

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