Police Division

April 9th Press Release

On April 8, 2020, at 5:59 a.m., Norfolk Police responded to a residence in the 400 block of Omaha Avenue for a stolen vehicle report. The reporting party stated that his vehicle was stolen sometime between 10:00 p.m. on the 7th and 5:45 a.m. on the 8th. The officer obtained the vehicle information and completed the report. Officers located the vehicle at about 8:05 a.m. parked in the 500 block of N. 13th Street. Officers also discovered a partially open garage door nearby with a male hiding inside. The male was ordered to exit the garage. After about five minutes, the male finally exited by crawling out under the partially open garage door. The male was identified as John B. Dieter, 29, of Norfolk. The garage was rented by a resident who lived in the 1200 block of Verges. She was contacted and did not know Dieter and said that no one should be in her garage. Officers searched the garage and recovered a glass pipe with residue that tested positive for methamphetamine. They also recovered Dieter’s backpack. Inside the backpack were items that had previously been stored in the garage. Dieter was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, burglary, theft, and obstructing a police officer. He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.