Police Division

Press Releases

October 16th Press Release 2023

Oct 16, 2023

On October 15, 2023, at 2:59 a.m., Norfolk Police were called to a residence in the 1200 block of West Phillip Avenue for an assault.  Officers located an adult female with a bloody nose and redness to her left cheek.  The victim stated that she had been assaulted by Dylan E. Osborne, 27, of Norfolk. The assault had occurred at the residence after he arrived at the house and entered the residence…

September 29th Press Release 2023

Sep 29, 2023

On September 28, 2023, Norfolk Police continued their investigation into three missing male juveniles, who were believed to be all together.  At 4:46 p.m. Norfolk Police took the report of a stolen blue 2004 Cadillac Escalade from the 700 block of South 9th Street. At about this same time, a witness reported seeing the missing juveniles in the 500 block of Roland in a blue Escalade and that one…

September 25th Press Release 2023

Sep 25, 2023

On September 22, 2023, at 7:45 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to a parking lot in the 100 block of E. Norfolk Avenue.  The caller stated that a female appeared under the influence and had just thrown several empty bottles of alcohol away in a trash can.  The caller provided a description of the female and car.  When the officers arrived, they located the vehicle and had contact with the driver…

September 20th Press Release 2023

Sep 20, 2023

On September 19, 2023, at 3:15 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to storage units located in the 900 block of East Omaha Avenue for a suspicious person.  Officers had contact with Merced Casiano-Escobar, 29, homeless.  Through an investigation, it was learned that Casiano-Escobar had entered several of the storage units and had removed some items of value.  Property managers confirmed that he did…

September 19th Press Release 2023

Sep 19, 2023

On September 18, 2023, at 7:10 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to the area of 1300 West Omaha Avenue for multiple reports of a pickup truck driving at high rates of speed with one wheel missing from the vehicle and driving on the rim. As officers searched the area, a call came in advising the vehicle had reached 13th Street and Norfolk Avenue, still traveling at a high rate of speed. While searching…

September 18th Press Release 2023

Sep 18, 2023

On September 16, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., Norfolk dispatch received a call of a female in the lobby of a business in the 1200 block of South 13th Street who stated that she had been assaulted and needed a rescue unit.  Norfolk Rescue and Norfolk Police responded.  The victim told officers that she had been assaulted and strangled several times the previous night to the point of her becoming unconscious.…

September 11th Press Release 2023

Sep 11, 2023

On September 9, 2023, at 1:23 a.m., a Norfolk Police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was weaving in its lane and had crossed the center yellow dividing line several times.  The officer had contact with the driver who was identified as Robert G. Key III, 34, of Norfolk.  During this contact the officer could smell alcohol coming from Key and asked him to perform field sobriety…

August 25th Press Release 2023

Aug 28, 2023

On August 25, 2023, at 12:12 a.m., Norfolk Police were called to a residence in the 200 block of West Park Avenue for a physical disturbance. The male caller stated that he was being assaulted by a female. When officers arrived, the male victim was standing outside with his child. He had a visible cut on his lip and blood on his teeth. He described that he had been in a verbal argument with Ellianah…

August 28th Press Release 2023

Aug 28, 2023

On August 26, 2023, at 5:07 p.m., Norfolk Polce responded to a suspicious person call in the 100 block of East Norfolk Avenue.  It was reported that there was a male subject with no shirt and wearing shorts, walking back and forth while yelling at others that were passing by. Officers located the male and identified him as Jacob M. Thramer, 32, homeless. Thramer was acting erratically and appeared…

August 5th Press Release 2023

Aug 14, 2023

On August 5, 2023, at 9:10 a.m., Norfolk Police were called to an apartment in the 1000 block of Milan Drive for a protection order violation.  It was reported that Cesar Garcia, 32, of Newman Grove, was at the apartment and would not leave.  The protected person was a resident of the apartment.  Prior to officers arriving they confirmed that Garcia had an active Madison County arrest warrant and…