'Where is Allisha?': Family, friends of Allisha Watts feel authorities dropped the ball on her search effort

Family and friends of Allisha Watts took a bus to Charlotte Wednesday morning and held a press conference to push police for answers about her disappearance.

Watts’ family is still without answers as it's now been 10 days since she was last seen.

More than 50 people hopped on the bus for a press conference that was organized by the Racial Justice Network.

"Where is Allisha?" Learen Blue, Allisha's friend, asked at the press conference.

One friend who spoke said she had known Watts for more than 20 years.

"We're not going to stop until we find her," said Brandy Sturdivant, who identified herself as Allisha's best friend. "We need answers from the police department. And if we’re not going to get answers, then we’re going to do it ourselves."

The Regional Justice Network is establishing a chapter in North Carolina. Regional manager Dearest Price demanded answers from Charlotte police.

“This should be on national news,” Price said. "We shouldn’t have to beg to be heard."

Candace Brewer, the national president of the Racial Justice Network, said police have not communicated with anyone about the press conference that was held Wednesday.

"We're not anti-police," Brewer said. "We're willing to work with police for the benefit of our community."

"We need answers," Brewer said.

Family and friends said they feel like the police department has left them in the dark.

"What are you guys doing to get any closer to finding Allisha Watts?" Blue asked.

Friends and family at the conference demanded an answer from law enforcement and said they were disappointed no law enforcement agencies attended the press conference.

Watts' family and friends held a vigil for the missing 39-year-old Tuesday evening. Hundreds of people gathered in Southern Pines to pray for her safe return.

No one has seen or heard from Watts since July 16, according to family and friends. They said she was last seen with her boyfriend, James Dunmore, in Charlotte.

WRAL News learned Tuesday that Dunmore was found unresponsive in Watts' SUV on July 18 in Anson County.

The next day, police received a missing persons report.

Those in the crowd had questions about the timeline Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department gave after police on Tuesday said the unresponsive man was Watt's boyfriend, Dunmore.

"We want to know how they found the guy in her car unresponsive," said Watts' friend Arthur Mason Sr. "There's got to be more answers than that."

Those in attendance also want to know why it took so long to determine Dunmore was the unresponsive man in Watts' car.

"We want to know why it has taken so long for them to reach the media," Cain said.

Those who spoke at the press conference Wednesday asked the CMPD those very questions.

"If he is unresponsive, what happened with that?" Blue asked at the press conference.

"Where is he, and where is Allisha?"

The network said they'll show up every week and keep holding press conferences until they get answers.