BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Kern County sheriff’s deputies made a million-dollar recovery when they seized a large amount of Lego sets in a botched truck heist in Mojave on Wednesday.
On April 8, 2026, deputies from the Mojave Substation responded to the 400 block of Silver Queen Road in Mojave for a report of suspicious vehicles in the area.
Upon arrival, deputies saw two box trucks fleeing the area. Deputies pulled over the trucks and arrested three suspects.
The suspects were arrested and identified as:
Jose Lopez, 37, of San BernardinoRuben Lopez Flores, 25, of Los AngelesFreddy Hernandez Polinar, 35, of Chino
The box trucks were searched, and a large amount of Lego products were found. Two freight trailers were also found and searched, containing in total around $1,000,000 worth of Lego products, said officials.
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KCSO learned that the trailers were allegedly stolen while in transit from Fort Worth, Texas, to Moreno Valley, Calif. The trailers and Lego products were seized.
Lopez, Flores, and Polinar are charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, cargo theft, and conspiracy.