Christopher Demoney Middleton

On May 13, 2026, at approximately 8:50 P.M., officers with the Metro Transit Police Department were dispatched to the report of a stolen bicycle. The Victim, [NAME REDACTED], was riding westbound B-Line bus and a black man, wearing all black, had stolen his bike off the front rack of the bus. Officers made contact with the victim at the Lake Street/France Avenue stop. Officers learned the theft occurred when the bus was at Lake Street and Highway 35 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Victim reported that the bike and all component parts had an approximately value of $2,922. At approximately 10:36 P.M. Officers were alerted that Victim had located his stolen bike and was asking for officer assistance at the KFC on Lake Street and Blaisdell Avenue in Minneapolis.

When officers arrived, they located Victim [NAME REDACTED], [DOB REDACTED], “Defendant” herein. While officers attempted to fully identify Defendant and compare him to photos from the theft he fled on foot. Officers chased him on foot and told him to stop, and he continued running and jumped a fence, and ran through a gap in another fence before stopping. During a search incident to arrest officers located suspected narcotics that weighed.17 grams and field- tested positive for fentanyl. Defendant is currently in custody.