Two teens go missing, may be in danger

ROCKVILLE, Ind. (WTHI) - Two local teens go missing and police said they could be in danger.

It started as a runaway case in Rockville, Ind. last Monday, but after a week of no contact from the two teenagers police said this case is turning into much more than your average runaway.

16-year-old Nicole Smith and 15-year-old Devon Brown-Stites met at Rockville Junior/Senior High school. It's also where the story starts.

Police said both girls left school around 10 A.M Monday, March 8 and headed to a nearby gas-station. Police said that's when one of their friends drove them to Columbus, Ind. However, that's when police said this case took a turn.

Police said the two girls were last seen getting in a blue, four-door car with two unidentified men in Columbus.

An alarming situation for police and Devon's father.

"All fathers would share the same concern, I think of these two gentleman as predators, just because I don't know them, I don't know anything about them," Devon's father Sean Stites said.

Police and family said Devon has run-away before, but always to a friend's house for for a day or two. They said she's always kept in contact with them.

"This time, we have no communication with them and it's been over a week since they've been gone," Rockville Police Officer Jon Van Hook said.

In fact, the girls' social networking sites have been a way to find information, but they've found no Columbus, Ind. connections.

Devon's family said her MySpace account was also deactivated the other day.

Police said no one has heard from these girls, no one knows where they are, and no one knows exactly what kind of danger they're in.

Police said they're unable to issue this as an amber alert, because they were not abducted at the time they went missing. However, police have reason to believe they could be an abduction-like situation now.

If you have any information at all on the whereabouts of 15-year-old Devon Brown-Stites or 16-year-old Nicole Smith you are encouraged to call police at 765-569-5200

Devon is described as 5'7" and 120 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She has a small scar on her chin.

Nicole is 5'6" and 105 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.