FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) – A man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and 5 years probation for burglarizing a Fergus Falls laundromat in July 2023.
The sentencing took place on Monday, October 14, in Otter Tail County Court. Court documents show 46-year-old Jacob Alley of Fergus Falls was identified as the suspect who broke into Syn Laundry and stole $1,742 from a coin machine, causing an additional $5,477 in damage.
The owner showed the officers surveillance footage which showed a white male wearing tan or khaki-colored pants, a black long sleeve shirt, dark colored boots, gloves and facemask entering the laundromat and walking over to the coin machine. The suspect used a prybar and an inflatable vehicle door wedge to open up the locked door of the machine and remove the bill canister and change.
Officers received a tip that identified Alley as the suspect. They made contact with Alley, who had multiple similar features to the suspect on the surveillance footage, but he denied being involved in the burglary. Officers later obtained a search warrant for Alley’s home and his vehicles and found a pair of black and red gloves that appeared to match those worn during the theft and what appeared to be a burglary tool set.
Alley pleaded guilty to the theft as part of a plea deal and will also pay $2,213 in restitution.
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