Car crash leads to Seattle police recovering thousands of dollars worth of stolen LEGO sets

SEATTLE — A automotive crash led to the restoration of hundreds of {dollars} price of stolen LEGO units within the U-District on Thursday, stated the Seattle Police Division.

Round 3:00 p.m., officers from the North Precinct have been despatched to a report of a automotive high-centered on a median within the 4700 block of seventeenth Avenue Northeast.

Witnesses described three folks loading plastic rubbish baggage with gadgets from the automotive and strolling away.

Officers confirmed the concerned Hyundai was a stolen automotive out of Seattle and located two males and a lady matching witness descriptions close by.

Officers took all three into custody primarily based on witness interviews and different proof that led police to imagine they have been contained in the automotive through the crash.

Via additional investigation, police came upon that the folks had a number of identification playing cards, bank cards, and LEGO units totaling $5,701 that have been stolen from a number of massive chain retail shops within the space.

The 20-year-old man and 24-year-old man have been booked into the King County Jail for possession of the stolen property and arranged retail theft.

The 48-year-old lady was taken to Harborview Medical Middle for an unrelated concern and officers will request fees for her related crimes.

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