Watauga police said Sunday that 28-year-old Winston Love allegedly stole from 23 Target stores over the past two months in 14 cities, mostly around the Dallas area, with the thefts totaling more than $37,000.

Love, who was later found with eight outstanding warrants and illegal narcotics, is also suspected of being part of a larger theft ring spanning Texas and Oklahoma, primarily targeting tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of Lego products , officials said.

“Mr. Love is also believed to be part of an organized retail theft ring operating in Texas and Oklahoma, many involving Lego merchandise,” the Watauga Police Department said in a statement, adding that he targeted Dallas, Watauga, Irving, Plano, Fort Worth, Flower Mound, Lewisville, Frisco, Grapevine, Euless, Arlington, Mansfield

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