In the last two months, 6 Bricks & Minifigs stores have been broken into with several Lego kits worth thousands of dollars stolen from inside the stores.Walt and Cathy Chrisman have owned Bricks and Minifigs in central Phoenix for almost three years. Walt Chrisman gets emotional when talking about his connection to Lego.
Cathy Chrisman finds it very disturbing, especially since those affected business owners are franchisees just like them. "It's frustrating that people would rob businesses, family businesses, for their own gain," she added.The robbers are after high-value items, Walt says."There's some Star Wars sets that are worth several thousand dollars now that maybe originally cost maybe $100," he said.