Man suspected of stealing thousands of dollars worth of Legos from Tigard shop
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
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Tigard police have arrested a man after they say he stole 25 Lego sets from a storage area near Washington Square Mall on Friday.
Police said Nathaniel Nixon, 40, faces charges of burglary, criminal mischief and possession of burglar tools. Nixon is believed to have stolen about $7,500 worth of the toy sets.
Around 6:30 a.m. Friday, police responded to Washington Square Transit Center, near Washington Square Avenue and Blum Road. A Tri-Met driver reported that a man was moving piles of cardboard boxes from a wooded area that backed up to some stores near the bus shelter. The officers found several boxes which had Lego sets in them. They also found a dolly car in the wooded area, as well as several additional Lego boxes nearby.
Mar 6, 2021
Tigard Police report that early Friday morning, officers were called to a suspicious circumstance at the Washington Square Transit Center (9500 block of Washington Square Road).
A Tri-Met driver reported a man was moving piles of cardboard boxes from a wooded area near the back of a neighboring store to the bus shelter.
Responding officers discovered the boxes – some opened, others unopened – contained Lego sets. Officers later learned the locks to a secure storage area for the Lego store at the mall had been cut.
Officers also discovered a dolly cart in the wooded area. On the ground next to the dolly were several additional cardboard boxes with matching designs. Store employees confirmed the dolly and the missing merchandise had been kept in the secure storage area.
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