Alpha, MN (KICD)– Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for a Southwest Minnesota man believed to be connected to a series of vehicle thefts taking place over the last week.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call Saturday morning saying a pickup had just been stolen from a property in rural Alpha with the caller telling dispatchers and unknown white male was seen walking around the property before getting a Ford F-150 pickup and leaving a GMC Sierra behind that was later determined to have been stolen following a pursuit that ended south of Mankato on March 5th.

The Ford pickup was later located south of Dunnell near the Martin-Emmet County line with another pickup reportedly being taken from that property.

The suspect has been identified as 25-year-old Sean Vanmeveren of Garvin and is also believed to be responsible for other thefts of property. He is believed to be armed and dangerous.