EMILY SCHUBERT - 15 yo and BENJAMIN CHILTON - 12 yo - Palo Alto CA

Palo Alto CA ---- A 15-year-old Palo Alto girl and her 12-year-old Portola Valley
boyfriend went missing Wednesday night or early Thursday morning and are
believed to have run away together.

The girl, Emily Schubert, has been reported missing to the Palo Alto
Police Department.



Benjamin Chilton's parents discovered their son missing from their home
when they went to wake him up for school Thursday morning, according to
the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

Friends of Ben and Emily said the two planned to go to the
Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco to hang out, the Sheriff's Office
reported. It is unknown how they are traveling.

Emily is described as white, 5-foot-7-inches tall, 105 pounds with
bright pink and red hair and brown eyes. She was last seen carrying a
multi-colored backpack, according Palo Alto Police Agent Sandra Brown.

Ben is described as white, 5-foot-9-inches tall, 135 pounds with blond
hair and blue eyes.

Brown confirmed Friday morning that the pair have not yet been found.

Law enforcement agencies in San Mateo, Santa Clara and San Francisco
counties have been notified, along with transit agencies. San Francisco
police officers are "actively looking" for the youths.

Information about Ben and Emily has also been entered into a nationwide
database for missing persons.

People with information on the whereabouts of either youth are asked to
contact any law enforcement agency.

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office can be reached at 650-363-4911.

Authorities
were still searching Friday evening for a pair of missing Peninsula
adolescents, though at least one city's police department admitted it
was not looking very hard.Benjamin Chilton, a 12-year-old Portola
Valley boy, and Emily Schubert, a 15-year-old Palo Alto girl, were
reported missing after Chilton's parents went to wake him up for school
Thursday morning and he was not there, according to the San Mateo County
Sheriff's Office. Authorities believe Benjamin left with Emily
overnight, and friends said the two were headed to the Haight-Ashbury
area of San Francisco.Law enforcement agencies in Santa Clara and
San Mateo counties, as well as San Francisco police and transit
authorities, have been notified of the pair's disappearance.Palo
Alto police Sgt. Steve Herrera said his department isn't spending a lot
of resources looking for Emily, and he declined to confirm the spelling
of her name or offer a description."We're not giving out any
information about this missing juvenile, because she is a juvenile and
she's not at risk," he said. "She's a chronic runaway, and she'll show
up in a couple days."Asked if that meant the city was not
concerned about her absence, Herrera said, "we're concerned, but I can't
devote the manpower to chase her down in every city she goes to. She's
out of our town. We've already had contact with people who have seen her
in other locations. ... There's no danger in what she's doing.
She's spending the night at
other people's houses."The girl's family doesn't want the
department to release a description or photograph, he added.Palo
Alto police Lt. Sandra Brown clarified that the department is looking
for the girl but is letting other agencies take the lead, since she is
apparently not within city limits. She said Emily is a white girl, about
5-foot-7 and 105 pounds, with bright pink hair.Benjamin has been
described as a white boy who is 5 feet 9 inches tall and 135 pounds,
with blond hair and blue eyes.Anyone with information on the
whereabouts of either missing child is asked to contact their local law
enforcement agency.

A
15-year-old Palo Alto girl and her 12-year-old boyfriend from Portola
Valley returned home safe this afternoon after being reported missing
Thursday, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Emily
Schubert and Benjamin Duncan Chilton returned to their respective homes
today in good health and uninjured, according to the sheriff's office. The
two were reported missing after Chilton's parents went to wake him up
for school Thursday morning and he was not there. Chilton
apparently left with Schubert overnight, and friends had said they were
headed to the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco. Chilton
returned home at about 2 p.m. today. He had been missing on his own
accord, according to the sheriff's office.