Andrew James Vossler

The following is based on your complainant’s review of the reports of other officers and your complainant’s own investigation: On May 20, 2026, at about 10:30am, St. Paul Police responded to an alley on Portland Ave., St. Paul, Ramsey County on a report that a man there was using narcotics. On arrival, officers encountered a man sitting against a wall who matched the description provided. He said that he was waiting for his girlfriend. Small bags containing a white powder were between legs. He repeatedly reached behind himself.

Concerned that he was reaching for a weapon, officers directed him to stand. He refused, attempted to back away, and then physically resisted officers. He was detained and identified as the defendant, ANDREW JAMES VOSSLER ([DOB REDACTED]). The reporting party said that he had seen the defendant in the alley with a pipe in one hand and lighter in the other; he said that it appeared that the defendant was using drugs. In a presumptive test, the substance contained in one of the bags recovered from where the defendant had been sitting tested positive for the presence of cocaine, with a total net weight of 1.1 grams.

In a separate presumptive test, the substance contained in another of the bags tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine, with a total net weight of 1.39 grams. In a Mirandized interview, the defendant claimed that he had been walking in the area, had seen needles and plastic bags, and had decided to clean them up. He admitted that when officers arrived, he had been sitting on at least one bag containing white powder. But he denied knowing what it was. When asked whether he had planned to smoke or snort it, he responded, “not yet.