On November 3, 2025, Bloomington Police Officers responded to a theft of a vehicle report at Walser Toyota, [ADDRESS REDACTED] West, Bloomington, Hennepin County. Walser Toyota Employees reported to police that a vehicle owned by the business was removed from the dealership. The vehicle was a 2025 4Runner with Minnesota plates WTOY20. This vehicle is a rental car that customers are lent while their vehicle is being serviced. The vehicle was parked on the second-floor ramp with the keys in an accessible place to employees.
When employees realized it was not there, they GPS pinged it and located it at the Minneapolis Police Department impound lot. Employees learned that the vehicle was involved in an accident. University of Minnesota Police Officers towed the vehicle after it was observed on surveillance travelling at a high rate of speed, rolled over, and crashed into a light pole. Officers responded to the scene of the accident and made contact with LEBAAN ABDI MOHAMMED, Defendant herein. The Defendant was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle.
The Defendant stated to Officers that he was working at Walser Toyota until about 1830 hours and then drove it to several locations prior to the accident. It was not known at the time of the accident that the vehicle had been stolen from Walser Toyota and therefore it was not entered into NCIC as stolen. The Defendant left the scene after medical attention. Officers then learned that the Defendant clocked out of work at Walser Toyota at approximately 1800 hours on October 31, 2025. He then used his keycard to access the building again at 1833 hours.
The vehicle is seen leaving the parking lot at Walser Toyota at 1917 hours. The vehicle's GPS location goes from Walser Toyota directly to the home address of the Defendant in Bloomington. It then goes to a Holiday Gas Station in St. Louis Park and eventually to the Dinkytown area in Minneapolis where it crashes. The Defendant did not have permission to take the vehicle. On November 1, 2025, the Defendant called into work sick. His manager attempted to call to check on him before learning that the vehicle was taken.
The Defendant did not answer the phone but responded to his manager in a text message that he did not check out any rental cars to a customer on Friday, which they thought was odd because they had not asked him about the vehicle or known it was taken yet. The 4Runner is totaled and damaged beyond repair. The value of the vehicle was $63,000. The Defendant is currently out of custody.
