🚨 BREAKING: FORENSIC BREAKTHROUGH
APRIL 3, 2026 published 2:40 a.m.
MGDPA DEADLINE COUNTDOWN: DAY 4 OF 10
Rochester Police Department SILENT on Bodycam Footage Request
Timeline:
- March 29: Formal MGDPA request delivered to Chief Franklin
- April 14: LEGAL DEADLINE (10 business days required)
- No response. No footage. No statutory denial.
Lt. Strop (not initial recipient): "We welcome the opportunity to discuss this further and provide accurate information to support responsible reporting."
Federal protection order holder awaits proof of what officer could - or could not - see through legally tinted windows.
Photos documenting physical impossibility coming after RPD response window closes.
"Where's the WOW chocolate officer claimed to see?"
April 2, 3:32AM - Officer COULDN'T SEE Chocolate
Photojournalist proof from exact officer position:
- Tinted windows + white tubs BLOCKED 99% Hershey boxes
- Front seat → DoorDash bag VISIBLE/ignored
- Camera autofocus FAILED through tint
- Leaning required for labels
- Labels prove NOTHING about contents
8X IDENTICAL RECORDINGS:
- Officer took license/insurance → NO REASON
- "WOW! All the chocolate!" → IMPOSSIBLE
- Driver: "Why?" → "THEY were doing random alcohol checks"
- No smell → advisory → no citation
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COMPLETE EVIDENCE TIMELINE
MARCH 26 - Original Article: "DoorDash driver pulled over as Walmart/Culver’s driver pulled into the safest available stop at Kwik Trip. Officer described the stop as a ‘random alcohol check.’ Minnesota generally prohibits checkpoint-style stops."
MARCH 27 - Lt. Strop Email: "RPD does NOT do random checks. 3 stops: 2 equipment, 1 moving near 41st/55th NW."
MARCH 29 - Chief Franklin MGDPA: "COMPLETE bodycam ALL stops 8-9PM 3/26. 10 days MGDPA §13.04."
MARCH 30 - 7X Verbatim: "THEY were doing random alcohol checks" + photo proof boxes invisible.
MARCH 31 - Federal protection order violated.
Rochester Sun Times News - April 2, 2026
Lisa Loucks‑Christenson, Investigative Reporter for the Rochester Sun Times News, reached out to Rochester Police for comment on the March 26 alcohol‑check operation and the department’s policies governing saturation patrols. This column will be updated as further information becomes available.