UPDATE 10/18/23 7:30 a.m.:
Just after 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, police said Sheila Bryant had been found safely.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing woman last seen in Newport News.
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Newport News Police Department
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Newport News Police Department
Sheila Bryant, 55, was last seen Sunday around 2 p.m. in the 500 block of Genneys Way, police say. That's in a neighborhood off Warwick Blvd.
Police shared the following description of Bryant: around 5'7" and 130 pounds; black hair and brown eyes; has a rose tattoo on her chest. They say she was last seen wearing a long black jacket with fur around the neck.
Police say she has a medical condition that could put her in danger.
If you see her, call 911 or Newport News police at 757–247–2500.