Police Division

April 2nd Press Release

On April 1st, 2020 Norfolk PD officers were dispatched to a thefl call in the 100 block of E. Norfolk Ave.
A witness observed a male subject taking items from a donation box. The witness observed the male
subject take the items and meet a female subject in the 300 block of Elm Ave. Responding officer
located the two subjects in the 300 block of Elm Ave. When the officers had contact with the subjects
the male subject advised that items were his. The male subject then admitted that he had taken the
items. The male subject told the officers his name was Alex Martin. The subject claimed his
identification was from California. The officers checked and discovered that the subject didn't match
the description given on the identification out of California. The subject was then taken into custody so
that the officer could properly identify the subject. A wallet was located on the subject that contained
his real identification. The subject was identified as Maximillian Martin, 50 of Norfolk. Martin
admitted that he used his brother's name to avoid being arrested for an outstanding arrest warrant that he
believed he had. Maximillian Martin was arrested for theft and criminal impersonation. Martin was
booked into the Norfolk jail and was later transported to the Madison County jail.
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