A man and a woman from Tijuana were arrested for shoplifting after investigators say they were caught buying LEGO sets, removing the figures inside and then returning the boxes for refund, police said.
The store installed locked glass cases on every aisle, meaning a majority of items for sale apparently require the assistance of a store employee.
One woman distracted the clerk while the other two stuffed 15 bottles of wine into the pouch of a dress.
Police in Irvine played a bit of peek-a-boo with a suspected shoplifted this week.
"Give me back my jacket," the manager shouts repeatedly at the shoplifter, who eventually returns some of the pilfered items.
A woman has been convicted of stealing more than $60,000 worth of merchandise over a span of more than 100 visits to the same Target store in San Francisco, officials said.