Shawn Allen Pepple

On April 10, 2026, at approximately 7:22 P.M., Bloomington Police were notified of an employee phone theft at Walmart, located at [ADDRESS REDACTED] East in Bloomington, Hennepin County. The employee S. M. Informed her boss that she set her phone down on a shelf in the electronics section and now it is gone. Loss prevention reviewed camera footage and observed a male suspect point at the phone, pick it up, and then either try to gain access to the phone or turn it off before putting it into his back left pants pocket and walking away.

Loss prevention tracked the suspect to a vehicle in the parking lot, a grey Hyundai Santa Fe (MN 628XZM). The male suspect is seen with a female that is associated with the car D. J. F. The male suspect gets into the front passenger seat and D. J. F. Gets into the driver's seat. On April 13, 2026, an investigator was assigned to the case and contacted the registered owner of the vehicle, A. L. A. L. Told police she sold the car to D. J. F. And a male named SHAWN ALLEN PEPPLE [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein.

A. L. Reported that D. J. F. And Defendant never transferred the title into their names and have been getting tickets in the vehicle in Texas over the past year. The investigator located Defendant on MRAP and observed his photograph to be a direct match to the male suspect in the cell phone theft. The value of the phone was $1,050 and the phone case was $25, for a total loss of $1,075. At present, Defendant is not in custody.