Stolen Labubu merchandise recovered by California police

>>> WE ARE BACK NOW. >>> WE ARE BACK NOW WITH THE W WIDELY. WITH THE WIDELY POPULAR TREND THAT IS PROMPTITING A NEW. IS PROMPTING A NEW WAVE OF CRIME. LABUBUS ARE. LABUBUS ARE INCREASINGLY BEING STOLENEN AND POLICE. ARE RECOVERING COLLECTIBLES WORTH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. OUR CAMILALA BERNAL. OUR CAMILA BERNAL HAS THIS ONE. . >> Reporter: FERRY. >> Reporter: FERRY BODIES, WIDE EYES, AND A TOOTHYHY GRIN. AND A TOOTHY GRIN RESELLING FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARARS. HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND NOW A VERY OBVIOUS TARGET. OBVIOUS TARGET. >> MINE LABUBU GOT STOLEN. >> MINE LABUBU GOT STOLEN. >> Reporter: LABUBU, STOLEN. >> Reporter: LABUBU, THE SUMMER'S MOST. THE SUMMER'S MOST SOUGHT AFTER TOY, AT THE CENTER FOR CRIME. THE CENTER FOR CRIME WAVE. IN SOUTHERN.

IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE THEFTS AMOMOUNT TO. THEFTS AMOUNT TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLLLARS. DOLLARS. THE LATEST IN CHINO VALUED AT. THE LATEST IN CHINO VALUED AT APPROXIMIMATELY 30,000. VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000. BOXES OF STOLEN. APPROXIMATELY 30,000. BOXES OF STOLEN MERCHAHANDISE THAT. MERCHANDISE THAT WERE SOON TO BE RESOLDLD AND SHIPPED. WERE S SOON TO BE RESOLD AND SHIPPED ALL OVER THE U.S. IN. RESOLD AND SHIPPED ALL OVER THE U.S. IN LA PUENTE IT WAS ALL. ALL OVER THE U.S. IN LA PUENTE IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA. CAUGHT ON CAMERA. THE THEFT HERE ALSO AMOUNTNTED TO ABOUT. THE THEFT HERE ALSO AMOUNTED TO ABOUT $30,000 BECAUSE. $30,000 BECAUSE WHILE THESE LABUBUS S CAN SELL FOR AS. CAN SELL FOR AS LITTLE AS 30 BUCKS, THEY ARE HARD TO. LITTLE AS 30 BUCKS, THEY ARE HARD TOTO FIND AND WIDELY. FIND AND WIDELY RESOLD FOR MUCH, MUCH MORORE. RESOSOLD FOR MUCH, MUCH MORE. >> THE FACT THAT. MUCH MORE. >> THE FACT THAT SOME PEOPLE THINK.

>> THE FACT THAT SOSOME PEOPLE THINK THAT, HEY, IT IS. THAT, HEY, IT IS JUST LABUBUS -- NO. IT I IS MORE. IT IS MORE. IT IS THEFT. ORGANIZE RETAIL. ORGANIZE RETAIL THEFT. >> Repororter: CONNIE. >> Reporter: CONNIE HAS SPENT OVER $5000 AMASSISING HER. AMASSING HER COLLECTION, TAKING MEASURES TO O DETER. MEASURES TO DETER THIEVES. >>>> YOU GET THESE. THIEVES. >> YOU GET THESESE LITTLE -- THEY ARE. >> YOU GET THESE LITTLE -- THEY ARE LIKE LITTLE LOCKS. LIKE LITTLE LOCKS WITH A SCREW. SO I WILL CLIP BOTH. WITH A SCREW. SO I WILL CLIP BOTH OF THEM ONON MY PURSE. SO I WILL CLIP BOTH OF THEM ON MY PURSE SO THAT WAY THEY. OF THEM ON MY PURSE SO THAT WAY THTHEY HAVE A DOUBLE LOCK. SO THAT WAY THEY HAVE A DOUBLE LOCK. IT IS VERY SAD. HAVE A DOUBLE LOCK. IT IS VERY S SAD BECAUSE IT KIND OF. IT IS VEVERY SAD BECAUSE IT KIND OF FEELS LIKE THEY ARE. BECAUSE IT KIND OF FEELS LIKE THEY ARE TAKING A PIECE OF.