<body><div><figure class="content-post-image aligncenter" id="attachment_297323"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2SFle9_0wCHSP1P00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2SFle9_0wCHSP1P00" width="967" height="634" ><figcaption>TSM photo by Aaron Galloway. Stock image </figcaption></figure> Rochester, MN ( <a href="https://krocnews.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> KROC-AM News </a> ) – <a href="https://krocnews.com/tags/rochester-police" rel="nofollow"> Rochester police </a> have apprehended the suspect in the recent theft of a shuttle van. Police Department Communications Coordinator Amanda Grayson says surveillance video was used to identify and apprehend the suspect on Thursday. She says he was located near some railroad tracks near the site where the vehicle was stolen on October 11. <a href="//krocnews.com/app/" rel="nofollow"><h3> Download the KROC-AM Mobile App Now </h3></a> Rochester police responded around 2:45 AM on October 11 to the 800 block of Civic Center Drive Northwest after receiving a report of a stolen shuttle van. The officers were told the man had been left running outside a transportation business while customers were inside the building preparing to depart. <figure class="content-post-image aligncenter" id="attachment_314522"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0onldh_0wCHSP1P00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0onldh_0wCHSP1P00" width="1188" height="811" ><figcaption>Google </figcaption></figure> The original report on the incident indicated the stolen van was spotted about 15 minutes later traveling north on <a href="https://krocnews.com/tags/highway-52" rel="nofollow"> Highway 52 </a> . A traffic stop was attempted in the <a href="https://krocnews.com/tags/zumbrota" rel="nofollow"> Zumbrota </a> area, but the driver accelerated in the van continued heading north until stop sticks were deployed on the highway and the vehicle stopped in the <a href="https://krocnews.com/tags/cannon-falls" rel="nofollow"> Cannon Falls </a> area. <figure class="content-post-image aligncenter" id="attachment_314521"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1mLpun_0wCHSP1P00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1mLpun_0wCHSP1P00" width="436" height="333" ><figcaption>Adbulkadir Mohamed – Olmsted County ADC photo </figcaption></figure> The suspect then fled on foot across a field, and until yesterday, had not been located. A news release issued this morning identified him as 39-year-old Abdulkadir Mohamed of <a href="https://krocnews.com/tags/rochester" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rochester. </a> Grayson says he is being held on suspicion of felony motor <a href="https://krocnews.com/tags/vehicle%20theft" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> vehicle theft </a> and could face additional charges in other jurisdictions.  More <a href="https://minnesotanow.net/" rel="nofollow"> Minnesota News </a> : <ul><li><a href="https://krocnews.com/st-cloud-police-arrest-man-in-connection-to-san-diego-murder/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> St. Cloud Police Arrest Man In Connection To San Diego Murder </a></li><li><a href="https://krocnews.com/minnesota-drought-conditions-expand-into-rochester-area/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Minnesota Drought Conditions Expand Into Rochester Area </a></li><li><a href="https://krocnews.com/fake-car-dealership-scam-minnesota/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Authorities Warn of Elaborate New Scam in Minnesota </a></li></ul><a href="//krocnews.com/rochester-police-arrest-man-suspected-of-stealing-shuttle-van/" rel="nofollow"> Click here to view photo gallery </a></div></body>

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Rochester Police Arrest Man Suspected of Stealing Shuttle Van

Authorities had been looking for him since he allegedly led law officers on a chase in the stolen vehicle on Highway 52 and then fled on foot a week ago.