Pearl Dee Dionne

On 06/10/2026 at about 0905 hours, St. Paul Police received a Motor Vehicle Theft report. The Complainant, JGW, said that sometime overnight someone stole his 2012 Subaru Outback (IA/OYJ008) from [ADDRESS REDACTED] in St. Paul, Ramsey County. According to Kelley Blue Book, 2012 Subaru Outback pricing starts at $6,950. On 06/12/2026, at about around 2215 hours, Ramsey County Sheriff Deputies spotted the stolen Subaru driving west on Ford Parkway near Mount Curve Blvd in St. Paul, Ramsey County. As the vehicle drove on the Ford Parkway bridge, Deputies activated their squads’ emergency lights and sirens to initiate a traffic stop.

The driver, later identified as Pearl Dee DIONNE ([DOB REDACTED]), did not stop. Instead, DIONNE accelerated away, reaching speeds of about 60 mph, and then turned north on 46th Ave N. Deputies terminated the pursuit at 44th Ave but continued to follow DIONNE without lights or sirens activated. Eventually, DIONNE parked the vehicle in an alley behind 4220 44th Ave and fled on foot. Deputies quickly found her hiding behind a nearby fence. DIONNE and a male passenger, who also tried to flee on foot, were taken into custody.

When arrested, DIONNE was only wearing one shoe. Deputies later found the second shoe by the gas pedal in the stolen vehicle. During a post-Miranda interview, DIONNE admitted to driving the stolen vehicle. DIONNE said she fled because she was scared. She said a friend, whom she knew only as “RICO,” gave her the vehicle. DIONNE said she knew RICO from the streets. She said she did not know RICO to have a car and said he just pulled up to her on the street and gave her the car. DIONNE said she knew there was something weird about the vehicle but that she did not know it was stolen.

DIONNE claimed she had ingested fentanyl and was transported to Regions Hospital for evaluation. The passenger in the vehicle was identified as as Peter Jurgen SCHMIDT [DOB REDACTED]. During a post-Miranda interview, SCHMIDT said he had known DIONNE for a few years. He said DIONNE picked him up driving the vehicle. SCHMIDT said that while DIONNE was fleeing from the Deputies, he tried to get out of the vehicle and told DIONNE to let him out multiple times, but she did not answer him. For purposes of Rule 6.02, DIONNE’s prior convictions include Auto Theft (GM); ••-CR-19-•••••.