Large percentage of missing teens voluntarily leave home and are located soon after, DC police say

“It is a critical issue, however, the teens have not just vanished,” said D.C. Police Youth and Family Services Commander, Chanel Dickerson, when she visited FOX 5 on Thursday, a day after a town hall meeting to discuss missing children cases in the District. “A large number of our missing teens voluntarily leave home and they're found or located within a short time.”