Police Division

December 21 Press Release

On December 21, 2020 at 2:52 p.m., Norfolk Police responded to a suspicious person call in the 700 block of S. 3rd Street. The caller stated that a female was in the caller’s garage and appeared to be under the influence.  She did not recognize the female.  When officers arrived they found that the caller had assisted the female into a wheelchair that the caller had. The female was identified as Shelia A. Tift, 50, of Norfolk.  Tift had parked her vehicle in the caller’s driveway prior to entering the garage.  Officers questioned Tift about drug usage and she consented to a search.  Officers recovered a short straw with methamphetamine residue from her vehicle and methamphetamine from a hand bag that Tift was carrying.  Tift was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs third offense, refusal to submit to a chemical test, and possession of a controlled substance.  She was booked into the Norfolk City Jail and later released on citation.