Le Robert Hastings

On 05/04/2026 at 2117 hours, St. Paul Police were dispatched to [ADDRESS REDACTED] in St. Paul, Ramsey County on a report of a carjacking. Upon arrival, an officer spoke with the victim, FC, who was sobbing. EC said that at about 2110 hours, she was delivering packages for Temu. She parked her 2013 Ford Focus (MN/KMU563) on Greenbrier St near Cottage Ave E, left it running, and walked to the front door of [ADDRESS REDACTED] She dropped off the package and then saw her car driving away. According to Edmunds.com, the value of a 2013 Ford Focus ranges from $1,073 to $7,884. Police spoke to a witness, HD, who was outside [ADDRESS REDACTED] at the time of the theft.

He said he saw FC park her car, heard her screaming, and then saw her car driving away. HD captured video of the incident on his house security camera, which documented the events. Other responding officers spotted the stolen Ford driving recklessly at a high rate of speed near Payne and Case in St. Paul, Ramsey County. The vehicle was ignoring traffic laws and weaving in and out of traffic. A squad activated its emergency lights and siren to try to stop the vehicle, but the driver fled. The squad discontinued the pursuit, but police followed the Ford as it traveled circuitously to the BP gas station parking lot at [ADDRESS REDACTED]. There, a squad pulled in behind it, but the driver put the Ford in reverse and backed into the squad.

Eventually, with the assistance of another squad, police blocked the Ford in using a VIT and the driver was ordered out of the vehicle and taken into custody. The driver was identified as Le Robert HASTINGS ([DOB REDACTED]). After being Mirandized, HASTINGS admitted to being on the east side of St. Paul where the vehicle was stolen. He said a female parked the vehicle there for him and he was looking for straws. He apologized for taking the vehicle for a stroll and later for a joy ride. He said the vehicle was not stolen because it was his wife's car.

He also said the vehicle had nitrous in it and he got excited when he saw the police lights. For purposes of Rule 6.