BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) - A 44-year-old Minneapolis man was arrested Saturday and is accused of stealing packages on multiple occasions off front porches in Bloomington and Richfield, authorities say.
Michael Ray Reller arrested
What we know:
Bloomington Police Chief Booker T. Hodges announced Michael Ray Reller, 44, was arrested over the weekend in Richfield and charged with felony theft. In a YouTube video, Hodges shows Reller’s mug shot after being booked into the Hennepin County Jail, and being fitted with an orange jumpsuit for inmates.
Reller was taken into custody at 12:26 p.m. Saturday, and is facing one felony charge of theft, another theft charge and a mail theft charge. He’s being held on $10,000 bail, and is due in court Tuesday afternoon.
"This person made a mistake because they came to Bloomington. We locked him up. You don’t come to Bloomington and try to steal stuff off people’s porches," Hodges said.
Bloomington thefts
The backstory:
According to charges filed against Reller, Bloomington police responded on July 31 to a theft from a car at a gas station. The victim told police he parked his lawncare work truck at the gas station and left it unlocked to inspect the lawn there. He returned to his truck to find a backpack containing clothing, a $2,000 iPhone, a wallet with $270 cash, his driver's license and a debit card all missing.
Reller was spotted on surveillance allegedly taking items from the truck.
The complaint states on July 28, a woman told police she had an Amazon package valued at $92 from her front porch.
On July 20, Reller is allegedly spotted taking packages valued at $65 from a front step.
On Aug. 1, a man matching Reller's description was spotted taking a $15 package off a front porch.
‘We’re going to lock you up’
What they're saying:
Hodges provided information on the arrest in a YouTube video posted Tuesday. Surveillance cameras show a man identified as Reller walking up to a front porch in Bloomington, taking an Amazon box and walking away.
A second surveillance image shows Reller allegedly in another yard before a theft. Reller was also allegedly spotted in a vehicle in Richfield, when he was arrested.