Maria Michelle Strader

On March 27, 2026, at approximately 6:42 P.M., Edina Police responded to a theft report at Target, located at [ADDRESS REDACTED] South in Edina, Hennepin County. Upon arrival, police spoke with loss prevention who stated the female suspect was still in the store walking towards the north doors with a cart full of unpaid merchandise. Loss prevention identified the female suspect as MARIA MICHELLE STRADER [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein, as they had multiple past incidents involving her. As Defendant exited the store, loss prevention confronted her and she attempted to leave the cart and walk away to the parking lot.

Police then stopped Defendant and placed her under arrest. Loss prevention recovered the stolen items in the cart which had a value of $604.32. Loss prevention told police they had three other open cases involving Defendant. On November 5, 2025, Defendant entered Target and stole 11 items for a value of $447.99. On January 29, 2026, Defendant entered Target and stole 9 items for a value of $287.97. On February 11, 2026, Defendant entered Target and had stolen 5 items for a value of $334.98. The total loss from the thefts was $1,675.26. At present, Defendant is not in custody.