Portsmouth police searching for teen missing for two months, second time missing this fall

Ian Lenahan, Portsmouth Herald
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PORTSMOUTH − Police report that a city teenager, who previously went missing for over a week earlier this fall, has neither been seen nor heard from in nearly two months.

The Portsmouth Police Department is again searching for 15-year-old Davyn Hanson, who has been missing since Oct. 14. Hanson first went missing in late September before being found in Whitefield, New Hampshire, a town roughly an hour north of Conway, on Oct. 6.

The Portsmouth Police Department is searching for missing city teenager, 15-year-old Davyn Hanson, who has been missing for nearly two months. Hanson previously went missing for over a week earlier this fall but was safely located in Whitefield, New Hampshire.
The Portsmouth Police Department is searching for missing city teenager, 15-year-old Davyn Hanson, who has been missing for nearly two months. Hanson previously went missing for over a week earlier this fall but was safely located in Whitefield, New Hampshire.

Department Capt. David Keaveny noted Hanson, a “habitual runaway,” is enrolled at Portsmouth High School and has family in both the Whitefield and Rochester areas, where police have been checking.

“We are looking for any information about where he is if anyone has any,” he said. “We’re hopeful that if his family sees him that they’ll reach out to us. As far as where he is, nobody has been in contact with us to let us know he’s safe at this point.”

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A police description of Hanson notes he stands 5-feet, 6-inches tall, weighs around 115 pounds and has a thin build. Hanson has brown eyes and his natural hair color is brown, though he was last seen with bleach blonde hair down to his shoulders.

Davyn Hanson, a 15-year-old Seacoast resident, is missing and was last seen Oct. 14. This picture shows his natural hair color but before going missing he had shoulder-length bleached blonde hair.
Davyn Hanson, a 15-year-old Seacoast resident, is missing and was last seen Oct. 14. This picture shows his natural hair color but before going missing he had shoulder-length bleached blonde hair.

Police noted that Hanson was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and green and blue plaid pants.

“We’re concerned about a 15-year-old being out there,” Keaveny said. “We’re looking at all possibilities. It’s been a while now.”

The department is partnering with the New Hampshire Information and Analysis Center and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to locate Hanson.

Members of the public with information about Hanson’s whereabouts are asked to contact Det. Charley Raizes at (603) 610-7534 or via email at raizesc@portsmouthnhpd.gov.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Portsmouth NH police searching for teen missing for two months