On or about January 6, 2026, an individual who has been identified as Travis John Petschl [DOB REDACTED] entered a Target store located in the city of Eagan, which is within Dakota County. While in the store Defendant selected four Lego sets with a total value of $817.96. However, Defendant switched the barcodes on these Lego sets with the barcodes of far cheaper items. Defendant then took the Lego sets to the store’s self-checkout area, scanned the lower priced barcodes, paid, and left the store.
On or about January 8, 2026, Defendant entered a Target store located in the city of Apple Valley, which is within Dakota County. While in the store Defendant again selected four Lego sets, this time with a value of $669.46 and switched their barcodes with those of far cheaper items. Defendant then took the Lego sets to the store’s self-checkout area, scanned the lower priced barcodes, paid, and left the store. Between the thefts committed by Defendant on January 6, 2026 and January 8, 2026, Defendant stole items from Target with a total value of $1,487.42.
