Friday, June 12, 2026

Police ask public’s help in finding missing student

Achie Swett was last seen outside the downtown Norfolk campus of Tidewater Community College around 9:45 a.m. Monday. (Norfolk Police Department)

UPDATE from police at 9:14 p.m.: “The missing college student, Achie Swett, has been located by Norfolk detectives safe. She was located Tuesday night in Norfolk.”

ORIGINAL STORY:

NORFOLK — Detectives are asking the public for help in finding an 18-year-old college student who has been missing since Monday morning.

Authorities said Achie Swett was last seen outside the downtown Norfolk campus of Tidewater Community College around 9:45 a.m.

She “made threats to harm herself and could be in danger,” police said in a news release Tuesday night.

Swett, who is around 5 feet 3 inches tall, with black hair, brown eyes, wears glasses and weighs approximately 120 pounds, was last seen wearing a dark zip-up jacket and dark pants.

Authorities ask that anyone who may have seen her or know of Swett’s whereabouts to call 757-441-5610 or the Norfolk Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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