The Farmington Police Department is alerting residents to a recent increase in reports of motor-vehicle tampering and thefts from unlocked vehicles across the community.

Just after 11 PM Sunday night, Limitless Media received a tip about a large police presence in the area of 160th and Cedar Avenue on the Lakeville-Apple Valley border. According to Lakeville police, officers responded to a theft-in-progress at a Speedway gas station late Sunday night, resulting in the arrest of a juvenile suspect.

A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 17 months in state prison after pleading guilty to felony theft in connection with a February shoplifting incident at the Burnsville Kohl’s that escalated into a high-speed attempt to evade police.

Two St. Paul women are facing felony theft charges after police say they were caught stealing merchandise from Dick’s Sporting Goods in Burnsville.

A Dakota County woman has been charged with felony property damage after police say she was caught attempting to siphon gasoline from a vehicle in a Mendota Heights parking lot.

A 22-year-old man is facing felony charges after a string of property damage incidents and a robbery along Robert Street in West St. Paul earlier this month.

Prosecutors have charged two individuals in connection with a string of retail thefts at Ulta Beauty stores in Apple Valley and Eagan, with investigators linking the pair to additional thefts across Minnesota and beyond.

A theft investigation at the Twin Cities Premium Outlets in Eagan escalated Monday afternoon when one of the suspects approached officers with a knife, prompting a Taser deployment and two arrests.

Over the past several years, Corey Hayes has been tied to a series of armed robberies, burglaries, fraud schemes, and now domestic violence and stalking allegations that paint a portrait of escalating criminal conduct stretching nearly a decade.

A 31-year-old man is facing felony theft charges after police say he attempted to steal thousands of dollars’ worth of trading cards from Target in Apple Valley earlier this month.

A Minneapolis man already facing serious organized retail theft charges in Dakota County is now accused of committing another felony-level burglary after allegedly shoplifting from the Twin Cities Premium Outlets in Eagan, a store he had been legally barred from entering due to a prior trespass notice.

A Minneapolis man with a lengthy criminal history has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of early morning residential burglaries that occurred on June 21, 2025, in Apple Valley.

An 18-year-old St. Paul man is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing over $1,400 worth of merchandise from a Kwik Trip in Eagan just hours after being released from jail in a separate county.

Police are investigating a string of early morning burglaries that occurred during the early morning hours on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at five separate residences in Apple Valley.

A 24-year-old man is facing a felony robbery charge after a chaotic scene unfolded at the Cub grocery store in Apple Valley on Saturday afternoon, April 20, 2025.

A Rosemount man with a prolific history of high-value jewelry thefts across multiple states has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison following a string of calculated retail thefts targeting Kohl’s department stores.

A first-degree murder suspect from Iowa, Nashawn Kobina Joseph Green, was arrested in Dakota County, Minnesota, according to court documents and law enforcement reports.

A Memphis man has been arrested and charged with felony possession of burglary or theft tools and felony theft following an incident at the TJ Maxx in Eagan.

Authorities have arrested two individuals in connection with a November 2024 burglary in Lakeville, Minnesota, that resulted in vehicle theft and fraudulent use of stolen credit cards.

Following the initial court appearances on February 4, 2025, for the three suspects arrested in the lengthy police operation on February 2, 2025, we have gathered some additional information on what occurred the morning of Sunday, February 2, 2025.