Meng YangRepeat

On 03/27/2026 at about 1140 hours a Famous Footwear employee, ST, called Roseville Police and said a shoplifter just left the store at [address omitted] in St. Paul, Ramsey County. ST described the suspect, said he walked out wearing a pair of black and white Adidas shoes and that he was standing at the bus stop near the Chick-Fil-A. Officers were in the area and quickly found the suspect at the bus stop. Police identified him as Meng YANG (7/14/1969). YANG was wearing a new pair of black shoes with white stripes and had an active warrant.

ST told police that YANG walked out of the store wearing the new shoes and left his old shoes in the new shoes’ box. The stolen Adidas were valued at $55.98. YANG was arrested. During a search incident to arrest, police found a clear plastic bag in YANG’s coat pocket containing suspected methamphetamine. The substance later tested positive for methamphetamine with a net weight of 7.187 grams. CCTV footage from the store showed YANG removing the new shoes from their box, placing them on his feet, putting his old shoes in the box, and then walking out of the store making no attempt to pay for the new shoes he was wearing.

During a post-Miranda statement, YANG admitted that it was meth that police found in his pocket. When asked about the theft, he said that he was stupid. For purposes of Rule 6.02, YANG has a significant history of drug and theft-related convictions.