Morning Notes for Oct. 31: Public safety, City Hall

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Public safety

• 337 incidents reported in Norfolk in the week to Oct. 31, 2026 Norfolk Police Department incident reports (Norfolk open data) lists 337 incident reports dated Oct. 25, 2026 to Oct. 31, 2026. Most common: Hit & Run - Property (51), Domestic-Sim (Norfolk Police Department incident reports (Norfolk open data))
• Robbery - Individual reported on the 800 Block of Goff Street, Hunters Square Norfolk Police Department incident reports (Norfolk open data): Robbery - Individual reported Oct. 30, 2026 on the 800 Block of Goff Street (Hunters Square). Records row only; stat (Norfolk Police Department incident reports (Norfolk open data))

City Hall

• Man dies following three-vehicle crash on West Brambleton Avenue (City of Norfolk)
• Norfolk Police ask for help with locating missing man (City of Norfolk)
• The November 2026 edition of the Norfolk Resident Newsletter is available NOW! Read about MacArthur Memorial's Veterans Day ceremony, grant funding opportunities, this year's Grand Illumination Parade theme and more. (City of Norfolk)
• Virginia Zoo offering discounted admission with new Community Days (City of Norfolk)
• Commonwealth v. Hubert L. Gusler Jr. (TW: Child Sexual Abuse) Man Sentenced to 18 Years After Pleading Guilty to Sexually Abusing, Producing Sexual Abuse Materials with Child (City of Norfolk)
• Commonwealth v. Rico L. Lindsey Man Sentenced to 6 Years After Pleading Guilty to Shooting Woman in Calvert Square (City of Norfolk)
• Commonwealth v. Lavar N. Davis Jr. (TW: Child Sexual Abuse Material) Man Pleads Guilty to 10 Counts of Possessing Illicit Images, Videos of Children (City of Norfolk)
• Commonwealth v. David W. Shourds (TW: Sexual Assault) Jury Convicts Man of Sexually Abusing 18-Year-Old in His Care in 2025 (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.