A brazen Legos thief was sentenced to 45 years in a Texas prison for stealing over $37,000 worth of the plastic construction toys.

28-year-old Winston Love was sentenced to hard time in prison following a June 4 conviction for organized retail theft and possession of a firearm, according to FOX 4 News.

Tarrant County police say Love was part of a major theft ring that stole Legos sets from Target stores across North Texas. Police also recovered stolen coffee makers, vacuum cleaners and Playstation controllers during a search of his residence.

Love was arrested in October 2025 after he was caught shoplifting in Watauga. A store manager said he walked out with $1,300 worth of Legos toys. Police used Flock cameras and license plate readers to track Love to his front door.

He was arrested and charged with thefts at stores in Dallas, Irving, Plano, Flower Mound, Euless, Fort Worth, Lewisville, Mansfield, Arlington, Irving, and Frisco.

Love had eight outstanding warrants for theft and illegal drug possession.

“Mr. Love is also believed to be part of an organized retail theft ring operating in Texas and Oklahoma, many involving Lego merchandise,” the Watauga Police Department said in a statement, according to FOX 4.

“It’s incredibly brazen. When you watch video of the individual committing these crimes, he truly goes shopping through the store, determines what merchandise he wants, and this individual specifically targets Lego products. He either loads them in a cart or just loads them under his arms and literally walks right out the door, in complete defiance of anybody that might try to stop him,” Watauga Police Chief Jim Lewis said.

“It’s easy to sell those products online at nearly their retail value, so the risk versus reward for them becomes worth it,” Lewis added.

In a separate case, police in Oregon confiscated over $200,000 worth of Lego toys from a store named “Brick Builders.”

The store owner denies dealing in stolen Legos. He faces accusations that he “knowingly purchased new, unopened sets of Legos that had been stolen from local retail stores.” Police released video that shows stolen Legos sets recovered from the store (below).

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Oregon police recently confiscated over $200,000 worth of stolen Legos. ?

While executing a search warrant at an Oregon toy store named “Brick Builders”, the Springfield Police department took possession of over 4,100 of the popular brick building sets. ?… pic.twitter.com/E6DGnIjS7V

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