Man traveled around USA just to steal star wars legos - Polidicks

[url]http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/man-traveled-country-stealing-star-wars-legos-poli/nrjK5/[/url] [QUOTE]The Force was not strong with this one. A man suspected of stealing thousands of dollars worth of Star Wars Lego items from Toys R’ Us stores across the country was arrested Tuesday in Florida. Shannon Kirkley, 35, of New Jersey, hid 12 Star Wars Lego items valued at $300 in a cardboard treasure chest, paid for the toy chest box and walked out of a Toys R Us in Wesley Chapel, Florida, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said.[/QUOTE]

welp going into "What the Fuck is Wrong With You" Folder

[QUOTE=OmniConsUme;50547309]welp going into "What the Fuck is Wrong With You" Folder[/QUOTE] Money, amigo. Barrel scrapping prices down a hundred, still earns you a few dollars.

i get that star wars lego in particular has always been a bit overpriced but [quote]Kirkley was arrested and charged with grand theft, resisting arrest without violence and possession of cocaine.[/quote] what sorta road trip was this [sp]block country[/sp]

[QUOTE=TCB;50547343]i get that star wars lego in particular has always been a bit overpriced but what sorta road trip was this [sp]block country[/sp][/QUOTE] that or he could be a very stupid drug dealer who confused block chain with lego blocks and intended to pay off columbians with legos

[QUOTE=Sableye;50547382]that or he could be a very stupid drug dealer who confused block chain with lego blocks and intended to pay off columbians with legos[/QUOTE] as a kid did you ever get pissed off like "[I]fuck these megablox[/I] i wish i could just have all the lego death stars in the world" the coke made this dude live out his childhood dreams

i just want to know how he thought he was being so sneaky. like, back in my youth, i would make sure i found a blind spot in the store before fucking with the product (yugioh cards and transformers figures). he should have just opened the boxes and emptied the bags into his chest thing.

[QUOTE=Pops;50547420]i just want to know how he thought he was being so sneaky. like, back in my youth, i would make sure i found a blind spot in the store before fucking with the product (yugioh cards and transformers figures). he should have just opened the boxes and emptied the bags into his chest thing.[/QUOTE] you ever try to pour a box full of legos discretely? those things sound like a dumpster full of broken glass when you pour them [editline]19th June 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=TCB;50547404]as a kid did you ever get pissed off like "[I]fuck these megablox[/I] i wish i could just have all the lego death stars in the world" the coke made this dude live out his childhood dreams[/QUOTE] or columbians really do want to be paid in legos. like they meet at a hotel room "you got the stuff?" "you got the goods?" The lego dealer stabs a brick of cocane with a knife to inspect it. "pure columbian... yessss" the columbian stabs a lego deathstar box and spills out some bricks. "pure danish quality...."

[QUOTE=Pops;50547420]i just want to know how he thought he was being so sneaky. like, back in my youth, i would make sure i found a blind spot in the store before fucking with the product (yugioh cards and transformers figures). he should have just opened the boxes and emptied the bags into his chest thing.[/QUOTE] Odds are he was going to resell them, which would be devalued without the box and clearly opened. Or he could be saving them. Old Star Wars toys are worth a lot of money to the right buyer. In just a couple decades they could be worth a thousand each.

[QUOTE=Sableye;50547443] or columbians really do want to be paid in legos. like they meet at a hotel room "you got the stuff?" "you got the goods?" The lego dealer stabs a brick of cocane with a knife to inspect it. "pure columbian... yessss" the columbian stabs a lego deathstar box and spills out some bricks. "pure danish quality...."[/QUOTE] and then they make a few lines of lego`s and proceed to snort them, almost immediately passing out and falling to the ground. their bodies shaking and twisting with euphoria so intense it`s almost dangerous, their pupils dilated and alert, watching the impossible geometry unfolding before them that only they can see. they start to make excited noises, different minds now sharing the same experience, they watch as a lego star destroyer slowly flies into the room, thousands of tie fighters flying out of it`s hangars and escorting the majestic victory class cruiser. the lego drip from the nose get`s into their stomach and they start farting uncontrollably, like wild, untamed beasts participating in some ancient, long forgotten ritual, the air is filled with the stench of lego`s. the trip is starting to change, in the distance rocky mountains appear. republic gunships are dropping clone troopers and at-te`s on the ground, on the other side of the room the massive droid army is advancing towards the republic lz. one of the colombians crawls over to the table, sweat running down his forehead, breathing heavily. he pours himself some whiskey, lights up a cuban cigar and remarks on the superior quality of the current batch of lego`s. Others silently agree as the battle of geonosis rages on. this beats cocaine anytime.

[QUOTE=Advisor;50547574]and then they make a few lines of lego`s and proceed to snort them, almost immediately passing out and falling to the ground. their bodies shaking and twisting with euphoria so intense it`s almost dangerous, their pupils dilated and alert, watching the impossible geometry unfolding before them that only they can see. they start to make excited noises, different minds now sharing the same experience, they watch as a lego star destroyer slowly flies into the room, thousands of tie fighters flying out of it`s hangars and escorting the majestic victory class cruiser. the lego drip from the nose get`s into their stomach and they start farting uncontrollably, like wild, untamed beasts participating in some ancient, long forgotten ritual, the air is filled with the stench of lego`s. the trip is starting to change, in the distance rocky mountains appear. republic gunships are dropping clone troopers and at-te`s on the ground, on the other side of the room the massive droid army is advancing towards the republic lz. one of the colombians crawls over to the table, sweat running down his forehead, breathing heavily. he pours himself some whiskey, lights up a cuban cigar and remarks on the superior quality of the current batch of lego`s. Others silently agree as the battle of geonosis rages on. this beats cocaine anytime.[/QUOTE] Bravo

Speaking of which can you truly evade jail by stealing whatever in the us and going back in eu (hopefully succesfully) then wait a few years and do it again? haha.

[QUOTE=gdfsgdfg;50550134]Speaking of which can you truly evade jail by stealing whatever in the us and going back in eu (hopefully succesfully) then wait a few years and do it again? haha.[/QUOTE] roman polanski

I always think stories like these are annoying because people don't realize this happens all the time and because he's stealing Legos it's somehow more of a silly story. It's called Organize Retail Crime and they boost thousands of dollars of Legos to resell online, they do it for profit, sometimes just for drug money but there have been know to be giant ORC rings that operate for years, making literally a small fortune. Lego have also been a popular target but also Tide, Baby Forumla and naturally all sorts of branded clothing or other luxory items like shrimp, steak, perfume etc. Because larceny is usually a slap on the wrist they get caught and cut lose within 40 minutes if caught. They literally cannot lose since they don't care about a rap sheet, they can have hundreds of arrests under their belt and still do it daily. And of course they don't get caught every day. They always make money. Usually there is a ring leader who pays boosters to steal for him. Boosters are usually drug addicts that need quick cash anyway. The ring leader sells it to a fence like a bodega or something or can run internet sites and eBay auctions out of their house. People end up dead over shit like this too. It's a real issue and its literal organized crime. There was a Toys R Us Loss Prevention Regional Manager who murdered a Toys R Us store manager in upstate NY. They were working together to steal Legos and resell them for huge profits (the RLPM was also conducting robberies on Toys R Us in his region) and the RLPM thought the store manager was going to want out or go to the cops or something so he snuck in at night during a truck unload and hacked him to death with a machete. I'm not making this up. [editline]19th June 2016[/editline] [url]http://wivb.com/2014/04/08/source-toys-r-us-killer-stole-from-more-stores-after-killing/[/url] All over Legos. I just want people to understand the gravity that shoplifting can be very serious. It's not just bored housewives and teenagers. There are some hardened criminals out there abusing the system.

[QUOTE=Wii60;50547192]stealing [B]thousands of dollars[/B] worth of Star Wars Lego items[/QUOTE] So he stole like 3 sets?

Reminds me of the time a store owner on the biggest unofficial Lego marketplace was arrested for running a pretty impressive racket. He would print out his own bar codes and stick them on high-priced sets, buying them for a small fraction of their actual price and then reselling them on his store for their full value.

[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;50550580]Tide[/QUOTE] Tide was put in a locked cabinet due to this a while back at one of the local grocery stores, sort of how like video games are in cabinets at stores like walmart. They also put razor blades behind the service desk along side the cigarettes. Apparently branded razor cartridges sell really well on craigslist.

[QUOTE=gdfsgdfg;50550134]Speaking of which can you truly evade jail by stealing whatever in the us and going back in eu (hopefully succesfully) then wait a few years and do it again? haha.[/QUOTE] um, no there's this thing called extradition, and interpol and its a [I]thing[/I] plus the statute of limitations is very long, and some crimes don't qualify under it

tbh who blames him? damn things are way too much cash.