A repeat offender is back in the Mecklenburg County Detention Center after a U.S. Marshals task force helped track him down, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said he’s linked to a string of retail thefts involving thousands of dollars in LEGO sets, electronics, clothing and other merchandise. Investigators said Elijah Williams has had over 100 interactions with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department since 2011 and has been charged with over 130 crimes since 2022.
“Legos are not cheap items,” CMPD Det. Nathan Brown said.
That’s why Brown believes Williams was, in part, targeting the lucrative toys…