Wednesday, January 04, 2023

On January 3, 2023 at 5:08 p.m., Norfolk police were called to a business in the 700 block of Benjamin Avenue for a suspicious person.  It was reported that there was a male in the parking lot asking information about employees and making people very uncomfortable. They provided a description of the vehicle that the male was in.  When officers arrived, they had contact with the male. He was uncooperative and provided a false name to the officers. Officers explained that the business did not want him on their property and that officers needed to issue him a trespass warning.  To do this, officers needed his correct name.  If he failed to provide it, he would be taken into custody.  The male continued to be uncooperative and would not identify himself.  He was then taken into custody.  He was identified as Jonathan De La Torre, 31, of Fremont. He was arrested for false reporting and obstruction of a peace officer.  He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.