On February 20, 2021, at 10:26 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to the 400 block of S. 7th Street for a hit and run accident. A witness identified the vehicle, the driver, and a possible address for the driver. Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle and had contact with the driver, who was a juvenile male. The driver admitted to hitting a vehicle and that he had consumed alcohol before…

On February 11, at approximately 10:14p.m., Norfolk Police were dispatched to the 1200 block of Blaine St. on a call of a suspicious vehicle.  I was also report that there was loud music coming from the vehicle.  The responding officers had contact with the occupant of the vehicle Angela R. Flores, 43, of Norfolk.  During the contact with Flores, several small plastic baggies were located on the…

On February 9, 2021 at 12:27 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to a residence in the 600 block of S. 9th Street.  The reporting party had found a baggie of controlled substance inside the residence.  Officers recovered the substance and it tested positive for methamphetamine.  Officers reviewed surveillance video footage from the residence and determined who had been in possession of it.  The suspect…

On February 6, 2021 at 5:53 p.m., a Norfolk Police officer had contact with Caleb J. Howe, 29, of Norfolk, at Ta Ha Zouka Park.  A check of his license showed two active Lancaster County arrest warrants.  He was taken into custody.  In a subsequent search, officers recovered a glass pipe and a rolled up plastic baggy with a white crystalline substance. Both items tested positive for methamphetamine. …

On February 3, 2021, at 3:55 p.m., Norfolk Police took a report from a male about his ex-girlfriend taking his vehicle without his permission.  He identified the suspect as Lupita Stephany Hernandez, 27, of Las Vegas Nevada.  GPS tracking of the car led the car’s owner and officers to 1300 Monroe Avenue.  When officers arrived, they spoke with Hernandez about the car and where her planned destination…

On February 2, 2021 at 10:19 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to a business in 100 block of N. 5th Street for a disturbance.  It was reported that a female had assaulted a male.  As officers were arriving, a female exited the rear of the building, observed the responding officers and immediately went back inside the business.  Officers followed her and she entered the bathroom and remained inside…

On February 1, 2021, at 10:26 a.m., Norfolk Police were called to assist Nebraska State Probation officers at the residence in the 600 block of East Walnut.  A probation officer was conducting a search on a probationer, when they discovered a clear plastic baggie containing a white powdery substance.  Officers tested the substance and it tested positive for methamphetamine.  Holly K. Andersen, 22,…

On January 31, 2021 at 6:20 p.m., Norfolk Police took a sexual assault report from an adult female victim.  The victim reported that Eric Blomquist, 42, of Norfolk, sexually assaulted her on January 29, 2021 and that she sustained injuries during the assault.  During the assault, Blomquist placed his hand over the victim’s throat and squeezed, constricting her airway.  This made it hard for her…

On January 28, 2021, at 9:04 a.m., Norfolk Police arrested Carlos M. Jimenez, 20, of Norfolk on a Madison County arrest warrant in connect with this incident. The warrant charged Jimenez with conspiracy to commit robbery. He is currently being held in the Norfolk City Jail with a $50,000 bond. This remains a continuing and active investigation.  Anyone with information pertaining to this incident…

On January 27, 2021 at 2:19 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to the area of the 600 block of S. 1st Street for a white pickup driving erratically in the area.  The caller stated that David M. Rhodes, 30, of Norfolk, was the driver the pickup and that he resides in the 100 block of Pasewalk Avenue.  Officers located Rhodes white pickup parked partially on the road in front of a residence in the 100…