Morning Notes for Oct. 26: Public safety, City Hall

Weather alert

• Knitting Mill Creek at North Colley (IN MLLW): action flood stage Observed 3.77 ft (action) at 2026-10-26T12:06:00Z; forecast -999 (fcst_not_current) at 0001-01-01T00:00:00Z. (National Weather Service) Weather: Today: Sunny, 68°F. Tonight: Clear, 50°F. Tuesday: Sunny, 68°F. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, 55°F. (NWS forecast)

Public safety

• 271 incidents reported in Norfolk in the week to Oct. 26, 2026 Norfolk Police Department incident reports (Norfolk open data) lists 271 incident reports dated Oct. 20, 2026 to Oct. 26, 2026. Most common: Hit & Run - Property (52), Domestic-Sim (Norfolk Police Department incident reports (Norfolk open data))
• Robbery - Business reported on the 7500 Block of Tidewater Dr, Oakdale Farms/ Denby Park Norfolk Police Department incident reports (Norfolk open data): Robbery - Business reported Oct. 25, 2026 on the 7500 Block of Tidewater Dr (Oakdale Farms/ Denby Park). Records row (Norfolk Police Department incident reports (Norfolk open data))
• Homicide reported on the 5700 Block of E Virginia Beach Boulevard Boulevard, Miltary Circle Norfolk Police Department incident reports (Norfolk open data): Homicide reported Oct. 24, 2026 on the 5700 Block of E Virginia Beach Boulevard Boulevard (Miltary Circle). Records (Norfolk Police Department incident reports (Norfolk open data))

City Hall

• Man charged following shooting on E Virginia Beach Boulevard (City of Norfolk)
• Man charged in connection with homicide on E Olney Road (City of Norfolk) Morning Notes is a daily digest of what Norfolk’s public bodies published, linked to the original. Have something for tomorrow’s Notes? Send a news tip.