A St. Paul Police Department faces 14 counts of burglary after he allegedly stole from a Cub Foods in Bloomington.

Tommy Lee Adams, 41, of St. Paul, faces third-degree burglary charges for incidents that allegedly occurred between 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. from November 2024 through August 2025.

On Sept. 3, 2025, a loss prevention specialist with Cub Foods on 8421 Lyndale Avenue South in Bloomington, noticed an empty bottle of Gatorade in a garbage can in a secure loss prevention office � noting it was odd due to the trash having been cleared previously.

A review of security cameras inside the office showed that on Aug. 24, 2025, an unknown man entered a secure side door to the store, entered a locked loss prevention office, sat down at a security desk, and started maneuvering cameras away from the beauty section, according to charges.

A short time later, the man returned with several items, bagged them up, and moved the cameras back to where they were, before exiting through the fire exit door in the loss prevention office. He then loaded the items in a vehicle and took off.

Charges state that surveillance video was reviewed with other members of Cub�s loss prevention teams, who all agreed that the person committing the crimes likely worked in a loss prevention role previously given their knowledge of building access and security systems.

It was then noted that the person resembled Adams, who previously worked in loss prevention for the grocery store chain on-and-off for the last 15 years, but was currently employed with the St. Paul Police Department. A Facebook page with the name "Lee Tom" was also reviewed, and appeared to show several photos of him that matched the description seen on camera.

Cameras showed Adams on several occasions taking vitamins, pre-workout supplements, protein powder, and protein bars, which were consistent with the lifestyle of exercising shown on social media. He also took diapers, and was known to be the father of a young child.

The loss prevention team totaled the times in which Adams would allegedly be seen doing the same routine, then used data to determine whether the vehicle in question was registered with him.

?On Sept 27, 2025, he again attempted to enter the store at 11:50 p.m., but was unsuccessful.