Vehicle stolen, recovered and other reports
Albert Lea police received a report of a stolen vehicle at 7:14 a.m. Thursday at 923 S. Fourth Ave. The vehicle was reportedly later discovered in St. Paul.
Theft by fraud
The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office received a report at 2:18 p.m. Thursday of a person who had purchased items through gunbrokers.com and not received the items or a refund.
Warrants served
Two warrants were served on Brandon Stanley Johnson, 38, at 4:13 p.m. Thursday at 411 S. Broadway.
Theft reported
Two Lenovo tablets and a laptop were reported missing at 10:12 a.m. Thursday at 505 E. Main St.
Catalytic converters stolen
Two catalytic converters were reported taken off an F250 pickup at 1:57 p.m. Thursday at 1409 Eberhart St. The theft reportedly happened between Jan. 9 and Jan. 11.
Hit-and-run reported
A hit-and-run crash was reported at 10:19 p.m. Thursday at 621 Grace St.
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