Kenneth Bishop Thomas Clausen

On or about January 25, 2026, Law Enforcement received an automatic license plate reader alert for a stolen vehicle in the 700 block of 53rd Ave NE, Fridley, Anoka County, MN. Law Enforcement responded to the area of the alert and located the stolen vehicle in the Target parking lot located at 755 53rd Ave NE, Fridley, Anoka County, MN. Law Enforcement observed the stolen vehicle was running and was occupied by one person. A high-risk stop was conducted–the single occupant was removed from the driver’s seat and placed under arrested.

The driver was identified as KENNETH BISHOP THOMAS CLAUSEN [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein. During a post-Miranda statement, Defendant stated that he did not know the vehicle was stolen and that his friend was the driver of the vehicle. Defendant further stated that he only sat in the driver’s seat to keep the vehicle warm as his friend went into the store. Law Enforcement reviewed surveillance footage that shows the stolen vehicle arrive in the parking lot. A passenger exits the vehicle and walks into the store.

Defendant never exits the stolen vehicle before he is found in the driver’s seat by Law Enforcement.