Police Division

June 2, 2021 Press Release

On June 2, 2021 at 12:49 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to a physical disturbance.  The caller stated a male and female were in a vehicle and that the male had attempted to pull a female out of the vehicle near 13th and Omaha Avenue.  The car was currently parked at a business in the 1000 block of S. 13th Street.  When officers arrived they had contact with the male who was identified as Jeremy A. Frerichs, 37, homeless. As Frerichs was walking toward the officer, the officer observed that he had two knives.  The officer asked to search him and he consented.  The officer recovered methamphetamine along with a glass pipe that also tested positive for methamphetamine from him.  He was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.  He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.

On June 2, 2021 at 4:41 p.m., a Norfolk Police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a traffic infraction.  The driver was identified as Charles E. Loughman, 30, homeless.  A check of his driver’s license showed that it was currently revoked.  He was arrested for driving during revocation.  In a subsequent search, officers recovered a small baggie of methamphetamine from his pants pocket along with several pieces of drug paraphernalia from the vehicle.  He was also arrest for possession of a controlled substance.  He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.