Mark Daniel Conover

On May 16, 2026, at 1:10 A.M., officers were viewing camera feed of a property located at [ADDRESS REDACTED]. W in the County of Hennepin. This property and the building on it are closed to the public. The property has been the subject of multiple break-ins to steal valuable copper wiring, and officers have been monitoring the property. Officers saw that an individual was trespassing on the property. Officers responded and approached the property. They entered the building announcing themselves loudly as police and stating that anyone trespassing inside was under arrest.

Officers then observed an individual, later identified a CHAD MICHAEL DANN [DOB REDACTED], Defendant Dann herein, running from the underground parking garage into the parking lot of the property. Officers located another individual, later identified as MARK DANIEL CONOVER [DOB REDACTED], Defendant Conover herein, on the property nearby. Defendant Conover was arrested. In his backpack were multiple tools used for cutting copper wire. Post-MIRANDA Defendant Conover stated that he had been inside the building with Defendant Dann.

Defendant Conover is in custody in Hennepin County.