Preston Levar Norton

That on April 29, 2026, at approximately 8:45 P.M., officers were dispatched to the area of Middlebrook Hall on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, to investigate a theft in-progress. In route, officers were advised that a bicycle was stolen from a bike rack outside Middlebrook Hall. The bicycle was a "bait" bicycle, valued at $400.00, owned by the University Police Department. The bicycle was secured to the bike rack with a lock, and the bicycle was enabled with a tracking device.

Officers were further advised that security cameras captured a male, subsequently identified as PRESON LEVAR NORTON, hereafter defendant, using a pair of bolt cutters to defeat the lock. After cutting off the lock, defendant rode away with the bicycle. Defendant did not have permission to take the bicycle. Officers used the tracking device to locate defendant and recover the bicycle. Defendant was arrested. Officers located a pair of bolt cutters in a backpack defendant was carrying. At present, defendant is in custody.