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Press Releases

March 21, 2022 Press Release

Mar 21, 2022

On March 19, 2022 at 12:31 p.m., a Norfolk Police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that had expired license plates.  The officer had contact with the driver who was identified as Matthew J. Kingsley, 30, of Norfolk.  During this contact the officer saw several open “Fireball” whiskey containers and a marijuana pipe in the center console next to the driver's seat.  Officers then searched…

March 17, 2022 Press Release

Mar 17, 2022

On March 16, 2022 at 9:01 a.m., Norfolk Police were called to the 300 block of N. 12th Street for a physical altercation between two men.  When officers arrived, they found one male, in the street, bleeding and with facial injuries.  The victim sustained a broken nose and several broken teeth.  Norfolk Rescue was called to the scene, but the victim refused transport to the hospital.  He was later…

Duplicate of March 7, 2022 Press Release

Mar 11, 2022

On March 10, 2022 at 7:19 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to a business in the 1100 block of W. Omaha Avenue for a shoplifting.  The reporter stated that the suspect had exited the store without paying for merchandise and left in a vehicle.  They provided a description of the suspect and the vehicle.  About an hour later, an officer located the vehicle and performed a traffic stop.  The driver,…

March 7, 2022 Press Release

Mar 08, 2022

On March 7, 2022 at 3:22 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to a parking lot in the 1100 block of West Omaha Avenue for an individual sitting in a car inhaling the fumes from an air duster aerosol can. When officers arrived they found the individual slumped over in the driver’s seat with an air duster can in his hand. The male was identified as Zachary R. Wilsey, 29, of Norfolk. Officers collected…

March 3, 2022 Press Release

Mar 04, 2022

On February 28, 2022 at 11:42 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to the 1000 block of Village Green Drive regarding a male subject who was peeping in apartment windows.  When officers arrived in the area, they began searching for the individual.  The officer found a male looking in a ground floor apartment window.  He was wearing a black ski mask which concealed his face.  The individual had a fake…

March 1, 2022 Press Release

Mar 04, 2022

On February 28, 2022, at 12:26 a.m., a Norfolk Police officer conducted a traffic stop on a car that was speeding in the 1300 block of Monroe Avenue.  The officer had contact with the driver and passenger of the car.  The driver was identified as Sebastian R. Falkenberg, 22, of Sioux Falls South Dakota.  The passenger was identified as Nicholas J. Frazier, 22 of Yankton South Dakota.  During this…

February 24, 2022 Press Release

Feb 24, 2022

On February 23, 2022 at 9:34 p.m., Norfolk Police responded to a disturbance at a hotel in the 1200 block of Omaha Avenue.  The reporting party could hear a woman yelling for someone to call 911. Officers respond to the identified room and knocked on the door.  They were met by Ronald D. Howland, 56, of Onawa Iowa.  He stated that a female in the room was yelling earlier and that she was currently…

February 23, 2022 Press Release

Feb 23, 2022

On February 22, 2022 at 11:21 p.m., a Norfolk Police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that had a headlight out.  The officer had contact with the driver who was identified as Cory D. Sanders, 35, of Norfolk.  During this contact, the officer could smell marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.  A check of Sanders license also showed that it was under suspension.  Sanders was taken…

February 22, 2022 Press Release

Feb 22, 2022

On February 19, 2022 at 10:53 a.m., Norfolk Police were dispatched to a disturbance in the 200 block of West Madison Avenue.  During the investigation, officers had contact with William J. Hammock, 36, homeless.  Hammock had an active Madison County arrest warrant for possession of a controlled substance.  Officers took Hammock into custody and searched him.  Officers recovered a glass pipe that…

February 18, 2022 Press Release

Feb 18, 2022

On February 18, 2022 at approximately 1:05a.m. Norfolk police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 200 block of S. 1st Street.  James E. Lewis 53, of Norfolk, was driving the vehicle.  During the traffic stop, the officer asked the Norfolk PD K-9 unit to conduct a sniff of the vehicle to check for the presence of controlled substances in the vehicle.  During the sniff of the vehicle the…