CAWPS

Minnesota/Scott County

Episode 4 · Posted October 4, 2026

It's Marked Now

Officers box in a crow in a store parking lot. He backs into an unmarked police car, slips between two others and is seen fleeing in three more cities.

Alleged

What the complaint alleges

This episode is about a 30-year-old Minnesota man.Here is what the criminal complaint says happened.

  • Shakopee police were dispatched at about 9:51 a.m. on June 26, 2026, to assist the Dakota County Drug Task Force in arresting a man who was wanted on several warrants, according to the complaint.
  • Officers found him outside his vehicle in a home improvement store parking lot in Shakopee.
  • He allegedly got back into his car and backed into an unmarked law enforcement vehicle that was behind him.
  • He then maneuvered between two other law enforcement vehicles and drove out of the lot, the complaint states.
  • Shakopee officers discontinued their pursuit after he left the parking lot.
  • According to the complaint, his vehicle was seen fleeing from law enforcement agencies in Burnsville, Eagan and Rosemount.
  • The complaint states that his driving privileges had been canceled as inimical to public safety.
Where
A home improvement store parking lot in Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota
When
June 26, 2026
Charges
Felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle and gross misdemeanor driving after cancellation (inimical to public safety)
Filed
September 24, 2026
Status
Charged by summons. The complaint was filed on September 24, 2026. There has been no conviction.

A complaint is an accusation. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The deputies' dialogue in the video is made up. The crumpled hood is cartoon exaggeration; the complaint does not describe the damage. The crow has no subtitled line because the complaint quotes nothing he said.

The paperwork, explained

Transcript
  1. On screenShakopee, Minnesota. 9:51 a.m.
  2. Deputy DaleWe've got him boxed in, Lyle! Like on TV!
  3. Deputy LyleFourteen months.
  4. Deputy LyleSir. You have several warrants.
  5. Deputy DaleHe backed into a police car.
  6. Deputy LyleThat one's unmarked.
  7. Deputy DaleIt's marked now.
  8. Deputy LyleThat was the nice one, too.
  9. Deputy LylePursue him.
  10. Deputy DaleHe left the parking lot.
  11. Deputy LyleAnd?
  12. Deputy DalePursuit discontinued.
  13. Deputy LyleWe stop at the curb?
  14. Deputy DaleForm says discontinued!
  15. On screenBURNSVILLE
  16. On screenEAGAN
  17. On screenROSEMOUNT
  18. Deputy DaleHis driving privileges were canceled.
  19. Deputy LyleSo he can't drive.
  20. Deputy DaleForm says he can't.
  21. Deputy LyleThree towns say he can.
  22. Deputy LyleAnd the charges?
  23. Deputy DaleWe mailed him a letter.
  24. Deputy LyleHe outran four police departments and we sent him mail.
  25. Deputy DaleWith a stamp.

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