Jacob Martinez

On November 17, 2025, Hastings police placed a “bait bike” valued at $1599.00 outside of the Walmart store in Hastings, Dakota County. The bike was equipped with a GPS tracker worth $565 to notify officers when the bike moved. On November 19, 2025, the bike was stolen and the GPS tracked it to a gas station in Inver Grove Heights. Officers could not find the tracker and were told by the monitoring company that it had been destroyed. Using surveillance video, and law enforcement databases, officers were able to establish JACOB MARTINEZ [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein, as the person who took the bike.

Defendant had used his credit card at Walmart around the time of the theft and stole a bolt cutters that he used to cut the lock on the bike. Defendant was taken into custody and gave a Mirandized statement during which he admitted to taking the bike and finding the tracker, which he threw out the window as he drove.