On April 29, 2025, Minnetonka Police Officers responded to a theft report at several Barnes and Noble locations in Hennepin County. Loss Prevention, C. B., reported that a male later identified as CHRISTIAN SANCHEZ PALACIOUS, Defendant herein, had been placing clearance tags on full price anime figurines, paying the clearance price, and taking the full priced item out of the store. C. B. Also located the stolen merchandise on Facebook Marketplace under an account that appeared to belong to the Defendant.
The total theft is $1,997.26. The Defendant used his Barnes and Noble rewards program registered to his name and email on each occasion. The Defendant also used one of his two vehicles that registered to him when he arrived and left the locations. The Defendant was observed in surveillance in the incidents which matched his Minnesota driver's license photo. On June 4, 2025, the Defendant was arrested at the Minnetonka Barnes and Noble location, driving one of the vehicles associated with the previous thefts, with Barnes and Noble merchandise in his vehicle, and his Barnes and Noble rewards card in his wallet.
In a post-Miranda statement, the Defendant stated that he had been switching the tags on items and then selling them on Facebook marketplace to make money to pay off debt. The Defendant brought some of the merchandise back to the Minnetonka Police Department and some of the items were recovered from his vehicle. The total value recovered is $562.96. On February 28, March 28, April 7, 23, and 24, 2025, $266.49 was stolen through ticket switching at the Minnetonka location. On April 2 and 9, 2025, $183.97 was stolen through ticket switching at the Eden Prairie location.
On April 5, 7, 11, 2025, $188.95 was stolen through ticket switching at the Maple Grove location. On April 10, 2025, $8.99 was stolen through ticket switching at the Edina location. On April 12, 2025, $58 was stolen through ticket switching at the Burnsville location. On April 21, 2025, $233 was stolen through ticket switching at the Mall of America location. On April 22, 2025, $245.98 was stolen through ticket switching at the Roseville location. On April 23, 2025, $51.98 was stolen through ticket switching at the Maplewood location.
On April 28, 2025, $51.98 was stolen through ticket switching at the Maple Grove location. On May 8, 22, and June 3, 2025, $152.98 was stolen through ticket switching at the Blaine location. 2 27-CR-26-9949 Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 4/20/2026 On May 12, 2025, $110 was stolen through ticket switching at the Roseville location. On May 12 and 30, 2025, $161.99 was stolen through ticket switching at the Bloomington location. On June 3, 2025, $105.99 was stolen through ticket switching at the Maplewood location.
On June 4, 2025, $129 was stolen through ticket switching at the Eden Prairie location. On June 7, 2025, $47.96 was stolen through ticket switching at the Burnsville location. The Defendant is currently out of custody.
