On May 20, 2025, officers with the Edina Police Department responded to Ampersand (“the Store”) which is located at 3445 Galleria in Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota, on report of an employee theft. Officers spoke with the owner (“the Owner”) of the Store. The Owner stated that she recently terminated an employee by the name of Tyler Ross Midboe [DOB REDACTED] (“Defendant”). Defendant was the Operations Manager at the Store since 2021. Part of Defendant’s job was to make weekly deposits at the Store’s bank.
Each night, the cash register was to be emptied with the money and put in an envelope with a money slip. Defendant was then to collect the money, from the envelopes, and deposit it at the bank. Defendant was to possess the envelopes, with the money, in his office during the period of time that the deposits were not brought to the bank. Defendant was the Store’s only employee who made deposits to the bank. After Defendant was terminated, the Owner learned, from the Store’s accountant (“the Accountant”) that there were approximately $30,000 worth of missing bank deposits ranging from 2024 to 2025. The Accountant had email communications with Defendant regarding the missing bank deposits.
Defendant had not replied to the Accountant. The Owner then sent Defendant, via certified mail, a letter requesting information related to where the missing bank deposits were. The Owner had not received any communication back from Defendant. While going through audits, the Accountant found that a $5000.00 check was made out to Defendant for the purpose of a bonus. This was not approved of by the Owner. The check had a date of December 30, 2024. On June 18, 2025, officers obtained a search warrant for Defendant’s banking records.
Officers found, that on December 30, 2024, a mobile deposit was made into Defendant’s bank account for the amount of $5000.00.
