Police Division

November 29th Press Release 2022

On November 28, 2022 at 2:50 p.m., a Norfolk Police officer saw a man he recognized as Lyle J. Frisch, 49, homeless, riding a bike in the 300 block of South 1st Street. The officer knew that Frisch had active arrest warrants and confirmed that there were three of them.  The officer had contact with Frisch near 2nd Street and Madison Avenue.  Frisch briefly stopped for the officer but then pedaled away despite multiple demands for him to stay where he was.  Additional officers responded to the area and they were able to take him into custody.  In a subsequent search, officers recovered a plastic baggie containing methamphetamine from him.  Frisch was arrested on the three Madison County warrants, possession of a controlled substance, and obstructing a peace officer. He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.  

On November 28, 2022 at 6:15 p.m., Norfolk Police responded to a disturbance at a residence in the 300 block of West Bluff Avenue.  Upon arrival, the officers spoke to an adult female.  She described that she was assaulted by Jose A. Zavala, 30, of Norfolk. She explained that she and Zavala were in a verbal argument and that Zavala grabbed her face and threatened to hit her.  He also threw a trashcan at her.  A jar that had been in the trash can, struck her in the head. Officers also had contact with an intoxicated Zavala.  They attempted to speak to him about the incident.  Two witnesses at the scene were also interviewed and Zavala was arrested for third-degree domestic assault.  He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.