ALBERT LEA, Minn. – An Albert Lea man charged in two separate burglaries last year has accepted a plea deal in the case. The Albert Lea Police Department says Gerald Leroy Shafer was arrested in July 2021 after he stole a power washer from a shed by the post office on Newton Avenue and later took a scooter from Snyder’s Dollar General. The 41 year old pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary and has been ordered to serve five years of supervised probation and perform 40 hours of community service.
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