Several missing D.C. teens found safe

WASHINGTON, DC — D.C. Police said several teens who were reported missing have been found safe, following national attention.

Demetria Carthens, 17; Heaven Shamte, 15; Rayna Gross, 16; and Dashann Wallace, 15, were all found safe.

Last week members of Congress called on the FBI to help investigate a large number of missing black girls in Washington, D.C.

However, police said there wasn't an increase in missing people.

"We've just been posting them on social media more often," said Metropolitan Police spokeswoman Rachel Reid.

According to local police data, the number of missing child cases in the District dropped from 2,433 in 2015 to 2,242 in 2016. The highest total recently, 2,610, was back in 2001.

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