Abdalla Mohamed Awow

On or about 04/13/2026 1330 hours, Police were in the area of south Minneapolis looking for stolen vehicles in the area of 15th Avenue South and East 24th Street when a 2016 white Honda Odyssey bearing Minnesota license Plate EZV-411. This vehicle was a confirmed active stolen vehicle out of Minneapolis since 04/07/2026. The vehicle was parked on the east side of 15th Avenue South north of East 24th Street. When police located the stolen vehicle, it did not have a front license plate and was occupied by at least one black male in the driver’s seat.

The stolen vehicle started moving and drove north of 15th Avenue South and parked just south of 21st Street East. The stolen vehicle, again, started moving north on 15th Avenue. Police activated emergency lights at this time and stopped the vehicle. The driver, later identified as Abdalla Mohamed Awow [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein opened the driver’s door. As Defendant opened the door, police observe a small handgun that turned out to be a lighter. Defendant was taken into custody and read his Miranda rights.

In a statement to police, Defendant stated he received the vehicle from a friend since the evening of 04/12/2026. He stated the vehicle was not his but his friends. He was told he needed to drive the vehicle to a nearby park to give his friend the items from inside the vehicle, which was a lot of stuff. It should be noted during the search incident to arrest the vehicle keys for the stolen vehicle were in an over the shoulder bag that was on Defendant's person when the arrest occurred. Defendant is currently in custody for this offense.