Mystery as $28K in Legos stolen from train turn up in California desert

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Key points

• Inside, police discovered 123 sets of McLaren F1 Legos – valued at $230 per box – suspected to have been stolen during a recent train burglary.
• Authorities are trying to piece together how more than $28, 000 of Legos stolen from a train turned up in an abandoned van in the California desert.
• Agents from the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railways arrived at the scene and confirmed the theft.
• Last week, suspects fired on BNSF railway police in shoot out on a San Bernardino County train in what authorities described as a robbery.
• The California Post reached out to the sheriff's office for more information.

Meanwhile, a deputy from the Barstow Sheriff's Station created the discovery while doing a check of the van at National Trails Highway and Pioneer Road Newberry Springs on Monday, police stated.

Agents from the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railways arrived at the scene and confirmed the theft. The total estimated haul of the toys was $28, 290.

Notably, a number of images from the scene demonstrated the boxes stuffed inside the van. It bore a Sparkling ICE beverage drink logo on the outside. No arrests were documented and the investigation is ongoing.

BNSF is one of the largest railroad freight carriers in the US, operating a transportation network "of 32, 500 route miles in 28 states and three Canadian provinces, " according to its website.

In practice, the California Post reached out to the sheriff's office for more information.

Taken together, the developments around mystery as $28K in Legos stolen from train turn up in California point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.