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Accused Lego Thief Arrested Twice In One Week

BEND, OR -- A 30-year-old Bend man was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing Legos from Target, for the second time in a week.

While monitoring social media for criminal activity, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement team saw a post from Wyatt Froome, offering to sell hundreds of dollars worth of new Lego sets at deep discounts. Detectives posed as potential customers and met up with the suspect at the Bend Outlet Mall, where he was taken into custody by Bend Police.

Froome was also arrested Tuesday during a drug bust in the Home Depot Parking lot. Detectives say he had $750 in stolen Lego sets at that time. As of Saturday, he remains in the Deschutes County Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on multiple charges. 

Investigators believe Froome pre-sells the Lego sets online. Once an interested person contacts him, he fulfills the order by stealing the set from a local store.

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