Police Division

February 22, 2021 Press Release

On February 20, 2021, at 10:26 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to the 400 block of S. 7th Street for a hit and run accident. A witness identified the vehicle, the driver, and a possible address for the driver. Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle and had contact with the driver, who was a juvenile male. The driver admitted to hitting a vehicle and that he had consumed alcohol before the accident. The juvenile had several signs of impairment. The juvenile was arrested for enhanced driving under the influence and cited for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident.  He was released to a parent.

On February 19, 2021 at 1:52 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to a residence in the 600 block of S. 1st Street.  A Nebraska State Probation officer was conducting a probation search and had recovered controlled substances.  Officers tested the substance and it was positive for methamphetamine. Halyee M. Svenson, 29, of Norfolk, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.  She was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.

On February 19, 2021 at 2:38 a.m., Norfolk Police were called to a possible accident near 6th and Pasewalk Avenue. When officers arrived they found that a vehicle was stuck in the northwest corner of the intersection and that the vehicle was possibly high centered on a fire hydrant.  The driver was identified as Laura R. Krier, 24 of Norfolk.  In speaking with Krier, the officer could smell alcohol coming from her and requested her to perform filed sobriety maneuvers.  The results of the tests showed impairment.  She was arrested for enhanced driving under the influence of alcohol, third offense.  She was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.