Police Need Help Locating Runaway Teen In Bessemer City

BESSEMER CITY, N.C. — Police need your help locating a Bessemer City teen who is believed to be a runaway.

Dessee Lowery, 15, was last seen when she was dropped off for school next to Bessemer City High on May 24th.

Investigators say she did not attend class that day and hasn’t been seen since.  Lowery is a white female with long brown hair, blue eyes, 5’5″ tall and weighs approximately 250 pounds.  She reportedly has piercings in her nose and tongue.

Lowery has spoken to her mother on the phone a few times since she was reported missing but says that she is not coming home, according to a news release.  Law enforcement attempts at contacting Lowery have been unsuccessful.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Gaston County Crimestoppers at 704-861-8000.