On May 22, 2026, officers with the Eden Prairie Police Department responded to [ADDRESS REDACTED] in Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota, on report of a person tampering with a motor vehicle. The reporting party requested to be contacted via telephone. Officers spoke with the reporting party (“Victim”). Victim [NAME REDACTED] had received a notification, from one of his credit card companies, that his card had been used to make a purchase at a Walgreens in Eden Prairie. At the time that the card was used, Victim [NAME REDACTED]. Victim told officers that he left his wallet in his vehicle.
Victim [NAME REDACTED], which was parked in an underground parking garage, and found that his wallet had been missing and items scattered around his vehicle. Victim then received additional notifications of his cards being used. The following is a summary of the cards that were used in Eden Prairie: (1) a charge of $211.68 at Wal-Mart; (2) another charge at Wal-Mart in the amount of $211.68; (3) a $437.95 charge conducted at Walgreens; (4) an attempted ATM withdrawal in the amount of $400.00 at an Old National Bank; and (5) a charge of $108.50 at Eden Prairie Tobacco & Vape.
The total loss to victim is $969.81 with the total attempted amount of $1375.81. Officers obtained video surveillance from Wal-Mart for the timeframe that Victim’s cards were used. Officers observed a male selecting gift cards and using Victim’s cards to pay for them. After paying for the items, the male left Wal-Mart on foot. After leaving Wal-Mart, Defendant walked to Eden Prairie Tobacco & Vape. Officers developed a lead that the male using Victim’s cards was Akram Hassan Dahir [DOB REDACTED] (“Defendant”). Officers found that Defendant lives in Eden Prairie.
Officers obtained information related to the gift cards that were purchased at Wal-Mart. The phone number used to activate the card was provided. Officers learned that the phone number used to activate the card belonged to Defendant. Officers went to Defendant’s address and arrested Defendant. Officers, after obtaining a warrant to look for Defendant’s clothing, searched the place that Defendant lived. Officers found Defendant’s clothing and immediately identified a shirt as the shirt that Defendant was wearing when he used Victim’s cards.
Officers also found the gift cards that had been purchased. The gift cards matched transaction details from Wal-Mart. Defendant is presently charged in Hennepin County with two separate felony cases (••-CR-••-•••• and ••-CR-••-••••). A criminal record summary has been completed in those cases. The present case is a presumptive commitment to the Department of Corrections. In ••-CR-••-••••, Defendant was placed on conditional release, one of the conditions was that Defendant remain law-abiding. Due to the nature of this offense, Defendant’s pending criminal cases, and Defendant being charged with this case while on conditional release, significant bail is requested to ensure public safety.
