(ABC 6 News) – Two Rochester men appeared in Olmsted County Court Oct. 22 for separate vehicle theft cases.

Abdulkadir Mohamed was officially charged with motor vehicle theft–value $1,000 or less, public funds after allegedly stealing a shuttle van off Civic Center Drive Oct. 11 and driving it nearly into Dakota County.
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Mohamed was also charged with 5th-degree drug possession and fleeing police in a motor vehicle, related to a Sept. 29 incident.

Joshua Alan Gerads, 20, was charged in a separate incident from Monday, Oct. 21.

According to court documents, Gerads is accused of felony motor vehicle theft and felony theft–intent to exercise temporary control.

Rochester police responded to a downtown hotel at about 9:40 a.m., where a man said he had agreed to give Gerads a ride to downtown Rochester.

The man left Gerads and his keys in the car while he picked up a delivery, and when he returned, both were gone.

Police received a call about a vehicle driving erratically and stopped Gerads at 12th Street and 11th Avenue SE.

Gerads allegedly said he was driving the vehicle back after his arrest.

Gerads is scheduled to appear in Olmsted County Court again Nov. 5. Mohamed has a settlement conference scheduled for Jan. 9, 2025.

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(ABC 6 News) – A Rochester man was taken into custody Thursday, after allegedly being connected to the theft of a shuttle van.

Abdulkadir Mohamed, 39, was taken into custody in Rochester.

Police claim they used surveillance video of the theft Oct. 11 to identify Mohamed.

According to previous reports, Mohamed allegedly stole the van from the 800 block of Civic Center Drive and drove it north on Highway 52, until law enforcement successfully deployed spike strips near the Goodhue County and Dakota County border.

Mohamed allegedly ran off into a corn field and was not arrested at the scene Oct. 11. He faces recommended charges of motor vehicle theft in Olmsted County, and police claim there may be more charges in other jurisdictions.