Joseph Possiah

On 06/03/2026 at approximately 2216 hours, Crystal officers received an ALPR/FLOCK alert for a stolen blue 2017 Nissan Pathfinder with Minnesota license plates EPP485, traveling eastbound on 36th Avenue North from Highway 169. Officers located the vehicle shortly afterward at the Marathon gas station at [ADDRESS REDACTED] North. The vehicle was later confirmed stolen through Brooklyn Park. When officers arrived in a marked squad and activated emergency lights, two males were standing near the rear/driver’s side area of the Nissan by the gas pump.

A third male, later identified as JOSEPH POSSIAH [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein, was observed in the driver’s seat area of the stolen vehicle. POSSIAH exited the driver’s seat, removed the gas pump from the vehicle, and attempted to leave in the vehicle. The vehicle began rolling forward, and POSSIAH then exited/abandoned the vehicle and ran from officers. The vehicle rolled into a retaining wall/curb area, causing front-end damage. Officers broadcast POSSIAH’s description, and he was located a short time later near the Royal Oaks Apartments, crouched/concealed behind a bush near [ADDRESS REDACTED] North.

POSSIAH refused to identify himself, but officers located a Minnesota DOC identification card in his pocket bearing the name JOSEPH POSSIAH, and his identity was later confirmed through DVS. POSSIAH was transported to the Crystal Police Department, where he was read Miranda and declined to provide a statement. The conduct occurred in Hennepin County. POSSIAH is currently in custody at the Hennepin County Jail for this offense.