Based on reports from an incident occurring on March 14, 2026, your Complaintant offers the following to establish probable cause: On March 21, 2026, Oakdale Police Officers were contacted about a theft that occurred at the Greg Foote Jewelers store located at [ADDRESS REDACTED] North Apt. 100 in Oakdale, MN. Officers spoke with the store's owner (G. S. F.), who reported the theft occurred on March 14, 2026. Officers learned that an employee completed a $14,502.41 jewelry transaction. Officers were provided with surveillance videos of the transaction and invoices.
The items were purchased with a American National Bank check (#1044). The account holder listed on the check was Shawn Herrera. The buyer was dressed in a security uniform and drove away from the store in a 4 door vehicle bearing license plate (MN/9130AF). On March 16, 2026, G. A. F. Attempted to deposit the check into his Lake Elmo Bank account, where he was told he could not deposit the check amount into his account. G. A. F. Then went to American National Bank and was told they could not accept the check.
Officers discovered that HERRERA opened his American National Bank on January 13, 2026 by making an initial deposit of $25. Officer conducted a DVS check for the vehicle and learned it was registered to PATRICK SHAWN HERRERA [DOB REDACTED]. Officers reported that HERRERA matched the person in the video surveillance video making the purchase with the check. Officers spoke with the store employee who completed the transaction and learned that HERRERA had agreed to come back to the store for an appraisal.
However, HERRERA never returned and would not return phone calls. HERRERA also would not respond to Facebook messages asking him to return the jewelry. HERRERA later blocked all Facebook communication with the store employee. The store employee also gave officers a Monster can that HERRERA had left in the store. During the investigation, officers learned that HERRERA has passed fraudulent checks at various stores in the Twin Cities area. In one incident that occurred in Mendota Heights on February 17, 2026, HERRERA purchased a $21,625 diamond ring using a fraudulent check.
