On November 27, 2025, at approximately 3:43 A.M., Minneapolis Police Officers responded to a burglary in progress at an office building located at [ADDRESS REDACTED] South, Minneapolis, Hennepin County. Officers approached the business and discovered that the back door to the building had been pried open and then propped open with a spray paint can. Officers could hear people inside. Officers observed several people flee from the building. Officers gave commands to stop. One stopped and was later identified as AARON JAMES BEAULIEU, Defendant herein.
Officers went to put the Defendant in handcuffs and he then fled from Officers, ignoring commands to stop before he was inevitably detained. In a search incident to arrest, Officers located a piece of a lock pick tool in his pocket. Management of the Office building stated that none of the individuals had permission to be in the building. Several TVs were stolen from the building but security did not capture which of the parties took them. The Defendant is currently out of custody.