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dried pasta
Coverage of dried pasta in the Nexus archive.
- California man arrested for allegedly swapping in pasta for Lego pieces then returning them
A California man was arrested for allegedly stealing $34,000 in Lego sets from Target by swapping valuable pieces with dried pasta before returning them, as reported by the Irving Police Department.
- He stole Lego pieces, put dried pasta in the box, police say. Shake it, they 'make the same sound'
An Irvine man allegedly stole Lego pieces, replaced them with dried pasta, and returned the sets for refunds. Police tracked the suspect to Paramount, where the scheme was uncovered.