Police Division

February 1st Press Release 2023

On January 31, 2023 at 1:14 p.m., Norfolk Police and Norfolk Rescue responded to an apartment the 1400 block of Lakewood Drive for an assault.  When officers arrived they found the victim had a visible laceration to her head that was bleeding. The adult female reported that she was assaulted by Cristian Santana, 39, of Norfolk.  She explained that Santana used a cell phone to strike her on the head causing the laceration.  Additionally, he grabbed her head causing a cut to the interior of her cheek and he threw her against a wall and into the bathroom tub.  Blood, from the victim’s injuries, was noted throughout the residence.  The victim was transported to Faith Regional Hospital by Norfolk Rescue for medical treatment.  Officers located Santana, in a parked car, at a business in the 1000 block of Benjamin Avenue.  They spoke to him about the incident as he sat in his vehicle. Officers saw that he had blood on his wrist.  When officers asked for him to step out of the car, he closed the window and locked the door.  He refused to exit.  Eventually, he complied and opened the door.  Santana was arrested for second-degree domestic assault and obstructing a peace officer.  He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.