Minnesota Man on Stayed Prison Sentence Arrested in Rochester Jewelry Store Burglary

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Rochester Police Department has announced the arrest of the man suspected of committing a smash-and-grab burglary at a downtown Rochester jewelry store. 

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Police responded to the burglary around 1:45 Sunday morning. Upon arrival officers found someone had broken the store’s front doors and smashed a jewelry case inside of the shop. 

Police also saw jewelry that the suspect appeared to have dropped as he left  Lasker Jewelers in the 100 block of 1st Ave. Southwest. There was also blood near the smashed case and blood found on an unbroken case. 

Rochester Police Communications Coordinator Amanda Grayson said officers arrested a man suspected of using a stolen credit card to make a purchase at a Verizon store in southeast Rochester on Sunday. He was identified as 28-year-old Garrett Allen Dorsher of Stacy, MN. 

The criminal complaint, filed in the burglary case in Olmsted County Court on Thursday, says the officer arresting Dorsher noticed blood on his hands. He also had jewelry with him and said he was trying to pawn and sell the items to customers at a tattoo shop. 

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The charges say the jewelry found on Dorsher at the time of his arrest matched the items reported stolen from the shop. 

The manager also said Dorsher matched the physical description of a man she saw in the store Saturday that she suspected was trying to steal Rolex watches, the complaint says. Investigators also matched Dorsher’s booking photo with surveillance camera footage that captured the alleged burglary. 

Dorsher was arranged in Olmsted County Court Thursday morning on charges of second-degree burglary, felony theft and first degree property damage.

He’s being held on $20,000 bail. He's accused of stealing $2,621 worth of jewelry and inflicting $3,250 in damages to the store. 

Court records show Dorsher has a criminal history in Minnesota that dates back to 2013 and includes multiple felony convictions of burglary and drug possession. He also has been convicted of Arson. 

The alleged burglary occurred while Dorsher was serving a five-year stayed prison sentence for a firearm violation in St. Louis County, according to court records.

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