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Someone swiped 200 boxes of Lego. You won't believe what happened next.

You won't believe what happened with all that Lego

Good morning from the Hammer — steel town, art town, your town. Don't look away.

Okay, so listen, I'm from the Mountain, right? I've seen some weird stuff go down around here, but this one? This is a Barton Street story, for sure. Someone, some *ljudi*, decided to swipe almost 200 boxes of Lego from an Ontario business. Not just any Lego, though. This was Lego meant for donations. Seriously, who does that? That's just cold. But here's the kicker: the cops found it all. Every single piece, it sounds like.

### The Great Lego Recovery

It happened sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning. Imagine waking up and finding hundreds of boxes of Lego, all set aside for kids who really need it, just gone. That's a punch to the gut. But Durham police, bless 'em, they got it back. It makes you wonder, what was the plan, right? Were they gonna set up a rogue Lego store down on King Street East? Build a life-sized replica of the Skyway Bridge in someone's garage? It's just... strange.

* Nearly 200 boxes of Lego were stolen from an Ontario business. * The Lego was intended for donations. * Police recovered all the stolen boxes.

This isn't just some petty theft; it's about taking something meant to bring joy to kids. And in a city like Hamilton, where we look out for each other, that just doesn't sit right. It's a small victory, knowing those donations are safe, but it reminds you that even the good intentions sometimes get messed with. That's the real story here.

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