‘Need to find this guy;’ Masked thief steals $800 Lego set during child’s birthday party

KETTERING — A Kettering business owner said a man almost hurt kids trying to steal nearly $1000 worth of LEGOs.

As reported at 5:30, a video showed a thief stealing during a child’s birthday party, and the owner said this is the second time his business has been targeted.

“We just need to find this guy,” Nick O’Donnell, the owner of Brick Shop said.

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Brick shop, located on Bigger Rd in Kettering is a popular place for children.

“We always have kids in the store. We’re a toy store. We’re here for families. We’re here for kids. We do a lot of birthday parties, a lot of community events,” O’Donnell said.

Sunday, O’Donnell said there were about 40 kids in the store for a birthday party when a man walked in with a mask, walked in, grabbed a Lego set worth $800, and ran out.

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“Within 18 seconds, walked in, grabbed it, and ran out,” O’Donnell said.

But O’Donnell said the thief did more damage trying to leave.

“As he was running out, he almost hurt some kids and broke our door,” O’Donnell said.

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As a small business, O’Donnell said the damage this guy caused doesn’t seem small at all.

“[He] caused about 1000 dollars in damage to the store on top of stealing 1000 dollars in Lego sets from us,” O’Donnell said.

But O’Donnell said he’s more worried about the people who come here.

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He thinks this is the second time this guy has targeted his business, and he’s worried he’ll come back and do this again.

“Our customer safety is our highest priority. The safety of our kids is absolutely the highest priority,” O’Donnell said.

O’Donnell said police think the guy who stole from the store was driving a dark gray four-door Ford Focus that may be missing a hub cap on the front passenger side.

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