On December 21, 2020 at 2:52 p.m., Norfolk Police responded to a suspicious person call in the 700 block of S. 3rd Street. The caller stated that a female was in the caller’s garage and appeared to be under the influence.  She did not recognize the female.  When officers arrived they found that the caller had assisted the female into a wheelchair that the caller had. The female was identified as…

On December 17, 2020 at 11:30 a.m., Norfolk Police were called to a residence in the 100 block of W. Maple Avenue to assist the Nebraska State Probation Office with a search of a probationer’s residence.  A probation officer had been searching the residence and located marijuana.  In the search of the garage, a duffle bag was located in the rafters.  The duffle bag contained several half-gallon…

On December 15, 2020 at 7:15 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to a business in the 100 block of S. 13th Street for a report of a suspicious person sleeping in a vehicle parked in the business's parking lot.  Officers located the vehicle and had contact with the driver who was identified as Justis J. Calkins, 23, of Norfolk. Officers questioned him about situation.  Calkins gave officers consent…

On December 10, 2020 at 5:04 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to a local gas station for a theft.  A customer had driven away without paying for gasoline that they pumped.  The clerk provided a description of the vehicle and a license plate.  Officers located the vehicle near 13th and Omaha and conducted a traffic stop.  The driver was identified as Derrick J. Phillips, 25, of Plainview.  A check…

On December 7, 2020 at 3:35 p.m., Norfolk Police were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on a wanted subject.  Officers were checking an apartment in the 100 block of East Phillip.  They had contact with the resident of the apartment who was identified as Tiffany M. O’Meara, 30 of Norfolk.  She allowed officers to search the apartment for the individual. During this search the wanted individual…

On December 7, 2020 at 12:02 a.m., Norfolk Police and Norfolk Rescue responded to a stabbing inside an apartment in the 1300 block of Impala Drive.  Norfolk Police found the victim and determined that the victim had succumb to the stabbing injury and died at the scene.  This was confirmed by Norfolk Fire and Rescue.  The male victim was identified as Roger Saul, 41, of Norfolk.  A witness described…

On December 3, 2020 at 2:44 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to an apartment in the 1400 block of County Club Road for a disturbance.  When officers arrived they had contact with an adult female and adult male.  The male was identified as Kyle J. Walter, 31, of Norfolk.  While speaking with the two parties, officers recovered a glass pipe that tested positive for methamphetamine.  After interviewing…

On November 27, 2020, at 9:05 p.m., a Norfolk Police officer conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle that did not have any license plates.  The driver verbally identified himself as Nestor D. Gonzalez Toscano and stated that he did not have any form of identification.  He claimed to be 19 year of age.  The officer was unable to verify that he had a driver’s license.  He was taken into custody for…

The City of Norfolk strives to slow the spread of COVID-19 and to keep our local businesses open through this pandemic.  One method to help accomplish this is by the use of face coverings.  Yesterday, November 23rd, the Norfolk City Council implemented a face covering mandate for individuals inside premises open to the general public with certain exceptions. (Ordinance Sec. 11-62)

 The ordinance…

On November 23, 2020 at 2:23 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to the area of 13th Street and Ta Ha Zouka Road for the report of a dangerous driver.  The reporting party advised that there was a blue car, with Platte County plates, northbound into the city of Norfolk that was swerving on the road and driving very fast.  Before officers arrived to the area, another reporting party called in an accident…