Thief River Falls, MN (trfnews.i234.me) – On July 11, a collaborative operation involving a sheriff’s investigator, a Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force (PTPDTF) officer, and a Red Lake County sheriff’s investigator led to a probation search at 607 State Ave. N., Thief River Falls. Paul Elliot Buresh, 49, was charged with felony failure to register as a predatory offender. Buresh was arrested for possessing an unregistered cell phone, which he admitted to having for about five months.
During the search, the Pennington County sheriff’s investigator reviewed a laptop and found anime-style pornography and Amazon orders for sex toys—items Buresh is prohibited from possessing. Further investigation revealed a toddler-sized silicone sex doll wrapped in an orange blanket, hidden in a compartment under a mattress. Other items seized included homemade disks, two PlayStation controllers, and two unopened cell phones.