Police Division

June 8 Press Release

On June 5, 2020, the Norfolk Police Division received a complaint about a felon who was in possession of a firearm. The anonymous complaint stated that John B. Costello, 61, of Norfolk, was in possession of firearms. Officers had contact with Costello at his residence and recovered a .45 caliber handgun and a .223 rifle. Costello was arrested for possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person. He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.


On June 6, 2020 at 11:11 p.m., Norfolk Police were called to a business in the 1200 block of Omaha Avenue for a trespassing report. An employee stated that a past guest had entered a hotel room though a window and was staying in the room without paying for it. One officer went to the hotel room and another stayed outside close to the hotel room window. When the officer knocked on the door, the male exited the room through the ground floor window. The officer outside had contact with the male. He was identified as Michael S. Glenn, 34, homeless. Glen had stayed in the hotel at the end of May but had not paid for June 5th or 6th. He was arrested for first degree trespassing and theft. He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.