The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in searching for a missing teenager in need of medication.

She is identified as 15-year-old Lauryn Potter, of Purcellville.

Potter was last seen in the Leesburg area on Tuesday during the early afternoon hours. Police say she left on her own accord and is in need of medication.

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Potter is described as a 5-foot-7 white female weighing about 150 pounds with blonde hair and green eyes. She was last seen wearing grey sweatpants, a burgundy long-sleeved v-neck t-shirt and orange shoes.

If you know the whereabouts of Potter, you are asked to contact police at (703) 777-0475.

Lexington police say that two young boys are in a much safer home after their mother and stepfather were arrested and charged with abuse.

Daniel and Alicia Nantz were taken into custody at their apartment on Oxford Circle. They are each charged with two counts of first degree criminal abuse. Police say the boys were being abused by Daniel Nantz, who is there stepfather.

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According to authorities, the children who are both under the age of 12, were put in danger of serious physical injury as a result of the treatment. Police also say that while their mother Alicia did not directly participate in the abuse, she was intentionally allowing it to happen.

Alicia Nantz was also charged with one count of marijuana possession. Authorities discovered that inside their apartment when they were taking her into custody.

A fire investigation on a quiet street in Lexington led authorities to a meth lab in the basement of the home. Now, a new development has authorities puzzled and asking for your help.

It happened in late March just after 9:00 a.m. on Woodbine Drive near Lafayette High School.

“The initial 911 call came in,” Detective Mark Thomas said. “And just said that there had been an explosion in the basement and they needed help.”

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The fire department responded and so did a few police officers … for traffic control, not for a meth lab bust.

However, shortly after they arrived, authorities began to put two and two together … a critically burned man in the hospital, a blackened propane tank in the basement and evidence of a drug lab.

Authorities also learned that there was another man down in the basement with the known victim. This other “scientist” managed to sneak right by authorities.

“This gentleman we’re looking for was seen coming toward the officer, he had on an apron, some smoke like he’d been around the incident,” Thomas said. “But again, the officer directing traffic didn’t know this was related to any lab.  The suspect went down the street toward Lafayette High School, turned and disappeared.”

He hasn’t been seen since. Police have talked to Lee Michael Moore on the phone but he refuses to give himself up.

If you have any information that could help police, call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line 859-253-2020.

Your info could earn you a cash reward.

Clarence David Moore had eluded North Carolina authorities for forty years, after he escaped from prison.

He’s been living in Kentucky under a fake name with a woman who was unaware of his past.

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Franklin County deputies arrested the 66 year old on a warrant for contempt of court.

And he is back in North Carolina to face charges.

Moore was in a car accident years ago but didn’t have a social security card to get medical assistance.

He turned him self into authorities.

Originally, he was serving time for larceny in a prison that closed in 2002

The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 49-year-old Derrick Tyson who was last seen on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at 1:10 pm, in the 100 Block of Irving Street, Northwest.

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Mr. Tyson is described black male, 6’1” tall, 175 lbs, with brown eyes.  He was last seen wearing a striped t-shirt, tan pants, and grey tennis shoes.  He has a salt and pepper beard and a bald spot on his head.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Derrick Tyson is asked to call the Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099, the Youth Investigations Division at 202-576-6768, or 911.

A convicted sex offender managed to steal a school bus in Emery County then tried to use the bus to pick up a little girl outside her house on Monday, according to the Emery County Sheriff’s Office.

The suspect in this case is 30-year-old Patrick Fredricksen. He is a registered sex offender living in Ogden but grew up in Emery County according to Lt. Gayle Jensen.

On Monday afternoon Fredricksen was working for a landscaping company installing sod at a baseball complex in Huntington when one of his co-workers said he began acting strange and then just decided to walk off.

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According to the sheriff’s office, after leaving the baseball complex Fredricksen went to nearby Heritage Funeral Home. An employee there said he remembered seeing Fredricksen but thought he was just making funeral arrangements.

Later that employee realized his SUV was missing. Jensen said Fredricksen stole the SUV and then drove to an isolated, remote location between Elmo and Price. It was there that he came across and stole a school bus parked outside a home.

In both of these thefts the keys were left inside the vehicles. The school bus belonged to the Emery County School District, and according to the district, it is common practice for bus drivers to keep the buses at their homes.

Inside the bus was a list of stops and routes. Apparently Fredricksen followed one of these routes to the town of Cleveland, which is when he encountered a little girl outside her house.

“He did stop at one residence and tried to pick up a young child, the father intercepted that and he went on down the road at which time he met a person and asked for another address,” Jensen said. “She was very suspicious about that so she called that in and at that point we responded to that area and was able to bring this to a conclusion.”

Fredricksen is facing two charges of theft of a vehicle and attempted child kidnapping. According to Jensen Fredricksen was wanted by police on a parole violation and he did not have permission to be working in Emery County.

Following the arrest, Jensen said Fredricksen broke a pipe to the sprinkler system inside the Emery County Jail. This caused his jail cell and the booking area to be flooded.

He also faces another charge of damaging a jail cell. Fredricksen remained in the county jail as of Wednesday night.

Ward Landscaping, the company that hired Fredricksen, said they had no idea about his criminal past. They also said because of this they plan to revamp their hiring process when it comes to background checks.

Friends and family are fearing the worst following a Jacksonville woman’s disappearance a week ago. A BOLO was dispatched on April 16 and flyers have been handed out, now Danielle Paige Tucker’s loved ones are forced to wait.

Connie McDonald says over the years she’s formed a bond with Tucker. The two, along with Brandy Munday work at the Waffle House on JTB. It’s place that now serves as a painful reminder of their friends absence.

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“Her family and friends need closure,” said Munday. “We really do. Because it’s very hard to work and have our regulars come in to ask have we heard anything.”

As JSO conducts an investigation, Munday says she’s doing her part by handing out missing person flyers for the mother of two.

“I’ve went to laundromats, gas stations anywhere I can post it,” said Munday.

JSO reports show Tucker was last seen by someone she gave a ride to work, at the Target store on Roosevelt Boulevard on Jacksonville’s Westside.

Munday and McDonald reached out to that person, searching for clues.

“He showed us the text message and everything, said McDonald. “She sent a text message to him stating that she made it home safely.”

Munday says her friend once struggled with a drug addiction but she’s been sober for 4 years. Tucker graduated from school to become a medical assistant, saved the deposit for a new rental home and in her six days missing she has not touched her bank account.

“I don’t think that she’s back slid,” said Munday. “She had too much going for her. She was on a lot of internet sites meeting people and I know how dangerous that is. I think maybe she met the wrong person.”

“We’re going to continue to look until we know otherwise,” said McDonald.

Tucker, 41, was last seen driving a red color 2002 Toyota Corolla with the tag BYZG31.

Call Crime Stoppers with any information at 1-866-845-TIPS.

SLED has issued a missing person advisory for 91-year-old Palmer Cleveland.

SLED states that Mr.Cleveland could be in danger and is on medication he may not have with him.

He was last seen Tuesday, April 21 at 3pm, when he left 1350 Shiloh Church Road in Piedmont, SC to return to his home in Anderson.

Mr. Cleveland never arrived back at his home.

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He is described as standing 6’1″, weighing about 250 pounds. He has brown eyes, with short, white hair. He was last seen wearing a blue long sleeve plaid shirt and blue jeans.

The vehicle he was last traveling in is a grey, 1999 Pontiac Bonneville, with SC tags FDW-570.

If you see this vehicle or Mr. Cleveland you should call 911 immediately.