On March 5, 2026, at 8:48 P.M., Bloomington Police officers responded to Speedway Gas Station located at 1280 West 98th Street in Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota, regarding a report of Financial Transaction Card Fraud. Upon arrival, officers spoke with a Speedway staff member who reported that two younger males, later identified as Abdi Mohamoud Abdi Rashid ([DOB REDACTED], hereafter “Defendant 1”) and Omar Mohamud Ibrahim ([DOB REDACTED], hereafter “Defendant 2”), purchased approximately $1,000 worth of gift cards, which the employee found suspicious.
The staff member stated Defendant 1 and Defendant 2 then attempted two additional transactions, one for $505.95 at 7:17 P.M. And another for $255.95 at 7:18 P.M., but both transactions were declined. The staff member described Defendant 1 and Defendant 2 as both being under five feet ten inches tall, having slim builds, peach fuzz facial hair, and wearing gray and black sweat outfits. The employee stated neither Defendant was wearing a mask and believed the store surveillance cameras captured their faces.
Officers also spoke with the Speedway manager, who stated Defendant 1 and Defendant 2 entered the store at approximately 7:09 P.M. The manager confirmed both Defendants participated in the gift card transactions. Officers later spoke with the victim, identified as M. N. M., who stated he went to Lifetime Fitness located at 1001 West 98th Street Bloomington at 6:00 P.M. M. N. M. Stated that after finishing his workout between 8:00 P.M. And 8:30 P.M., he returned to retrieve his belongings and noticed his wallet was missing from an unlocked locker.
M. N. M. Stated he then checked his phone and observed notifications from his bank regarding unauthorized transactions. M. N. M. Stated the transactions occurred at Speedway, and he drove there to see if the suspects were still present, but they had already left. M. N. M. Stated the suspects used his Bank of America debit card, account ending in #0457. M. N. M. Showed officers his online banking records, which reflected four unauthorized transactions in the amounts of $224.67, $258.94, $355.95, and $205.95, totaling $1,045.51. M. N. M. Stated the only valuables inside his wallet were his debit card and identification card.
M. N. M. Advised he had already canceled the debit card, but the funds had already been removed from his account. On March 9, 2026, officers obtained still photographs of Defendant 1 and Defendant 2 from Speedway surveillance footage related to this incident. On March 10, 2026, officers obtained additional still photographs of Defendant 1 and Defendant 2 from Lifetime Fitness surveillance footage. The manager at Lifetime Fitness advised officers that Defendant 2 used an expired Lifetime Fitness membership identification card to gain access to the facility on March 5, 2026. The membership information associated with the identification card listed an address for Defendant 2 in Plymouth, Minnesota.
