Raymond Anthony Martin

On February 17, 2026, officers of the Burnsville Police Department responded to a report of a check forgery that occurred. Officers spoke with Victim 1, who lived at a home in the City of Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota. Victim 1 reported that she had mailed a check from the Burnsville Post Office on January 20, 2026, in the amount of $310.74 to pay a bill and that the check was reported by her bank to have been cashed in the amount of $810.74 to a person with the initials “M. S.” on January 21, 2026. Officers completed search warrants and determined that the check had been cashed on January 21, 2026 at a bank branch located in the City of Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota.

Officers reviewed surveillance footage which showed an adult male who cashes the check at the banking counter. Officers identified an individual based upon the name and identification used and determined that the individual cashing the check was not “M. S.”, though they determined “M. S.” is a real person with a Minnesota identification card. Officers reviewed additional footage and determined that the same individual who cashed the check in the name of “M. S.” had also cashed a fraudulent check in the City of Apple Valley on January 15, 2026. Officers reviewed the surveillance footage and connected the individual to a similar check forgery that occurred in a neighboring county and the individual there was identified as Raymond Anthony Martin, born on [DOB REDACTED]. Officers reviewed surveillance footage and identified this as the individual who cashed the check on January 21, 2026 in the City of Burnsville.

On March 26, 2026, officers of the Burnsville Police Department arrested Mr. Martin for a felony warrant out of Hennepin County and while doing so completed a search of his motor vehicle. During the search, officers recovered a Minnesota driver’s license in the name “M. S.” Officers also identified Victim 2, who reported that she had put a check for $996.80 in her mailbox in the early morning on February 11, 2026. On February 17, 2026, Victim 2 spoke with the bank and determined that the check had been altered to the name “M. S.” and deposited to a different account.

Officers also identified a Victim 3, who reported that he had placed a check in his mailbox in the amount of $300 on January 23, 2026. Victim 3 reported that he had received notification from his bank that the check had been cashed to a “M. S.” in the amount of $800. 2 19HA-CR-26-439 Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 3/27/2026 Officers also identified a Victim 4 who reported that he had placed two checks in the outgoing mail at his house on January 15, 2026. The first check was altered to be payable to an unreadable first name but with the last name “S.” in the amount of $978 and cashed on January 14, 2026 at a bank branch in the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota to “M. S.