Zakaria Mohamed Omar

On April 20, 2026, at approximately 1:26 pm, officers with the Burnsville Police Department were dispatched to an apartment complex on Highway 13 in the city of Burnsville, which is within Dakota County, of a report of an ongoing theft. Dispatch advised that a male had been observed stealing packages from the building. At the scene officers met with the reporting party, who reported that he had observed a man, subsequently identified as Zakaria Mohamed Omar [DOB REDACTED], hereinafter “Defendant,” in the front vestibule of the apartment building, taking packages that had been dropped off for residents of the building.

When Defendant was confronted by the reporting party he fled on foot. Officers located Defendant nearby and apprehended him. Nearby the officers located a package addressed to another person who was later confirmed to be a residence of the Highway 13 apartment building. The package was opened and its contents, a hair trimmer, were found on Defendant’s person. Also found on Defendant person was a piece of mail of U. S. Bank addressed to another individual and two passports that did not belong to Defendant.

The hair trimmer was returned to its intended recipient, while the packaging was retained by law enforcement. Defendant was transported to the Dakota County Jail without further incident.