Chief Chuck Hasty said Childers was reported missing by his parents on Sunday around 9 a.m.
He was seen by his mother on Friday around 6 p.m.
Childers was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket, blue jeans and brown shoes.
He stands about 5-feet, 10-inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has blue eyes, short brown hair, mustache and goatee.
Hasty said Childers lives with his parents.
There is no mention in the report on whether he might have left home on a vehicle, Hasty said.
Anyone with information on Childers is asked to call the Roanoke Rapid Police Department at 252-533-2810 Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.
