Nikki Lee Stapleton

On April 16, 2026, Bloomington Police Officers responded to a theft by an employee call at Speedway Gas Station, [ADDRESS REDACTED], Bloomington, Hennepin County. A Speedway Gas Station Investigator R. S., reported that the Bloomington Speedway was flagged for having the highest number of returns in the State of Minnesota. Further investigation showed that the majority of the returns were completed by one employee, NIKKI LEE STAPLETON, Defendant herein. Video recordings and receipts showed that the Defendant caused a loss of $6,168.90 by completing fraudulent returns over 83 transactions between January 4, 2026, and April 12, 2026. There were several other suspected fraudulent transactions however, video surveillance had been lost due to the timing of the realization of the theft.

During the fraudulent transactions, the Defendant would take out extra money and put it in the safe or "palm", conceal, or leave view of the camera with the money. The transactions do not have corresponding merchandise (tobacco, phone chargers, ear buds, power banks, cables, etc.). During the transactions, no customer is present at the time of the fraudulent refund. The Defendant also uses their own employee identification number and their own date of birth for tobacco related fraudulent refunds which is on the receipts.

It should be noted that any transaction involving tobacco or alcohol requires the associated customer's identification to which there is no customer present and the Defendant uses their own. The Defendant is currently out of custody.