MINNESOTA BCA

Wilkin County, MN Man Indicted for Drug Trafficking

DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR) — A Nashua, Minnesota man is indicted for drug trafficking. According to court documents, 58-year-old Lance Anderson conspired with others to distribute meth in and around Minnesota from March 2022 through September 17, 2023. The indictment charges Anderson with one count of conspiracy to distribute meth. He made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court last Monday….

Glenwood, MN Man Indicted for Child Porn

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Glenwood, Minnesota man is indicted for child porn. According to court documents, between January 21, 2020 and June 3, 2024, 51-year-old Patrick Baker secretly recorded six minors for the purpose of creating sexually explicit images. Baker made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court last week on two counts of production of child porn and three…

Two Crookston Men Join Three Others Arrested Last Month in Online Child Sex Sting

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office takes two more men into custody in an online child sex sting operation. They arrested 23-year-old Joseph Thompson and 34-year-old Trey Soder, both from Crookston. They join three other men arrested last month in a sting conducted by the sheriff’s office and Minnesota BCA. They included: 53-year-old Telesforo Ragrag from Thief…

New advancements being used to re-examine 2014 death of Tom Bearson

A designated phone line and email address have been set up to share information about the case

Tom BearsonMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Investigators looking for clues in the unsolved murder of a North Dakota State University student in Moorhead are using new technology to re-examine the case. Eighteen-year-old Tom Bearson was last seen with friends in the early morning hours of Sept. 20, 2014. Later that day, law enforcement was contacted after Bearson didn’t show up for a…

SWAT used to make arrest of wanted man in Perham

PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR) — SWAT was used to make an arrest in Perham this afternoon. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says 48-year-old Cleveland Mingo of Louisiana was wanted for several outstanding warrants. Authorities used a search warrant to make the arrest at an apartment on 911 Jenny Avenue around 1:00p.m. The SWAT team had help from the Perham Police Department…