Search continues for missing Rohnert Park teen

Rohnert Park police continued searching for a 15-year-old girl missing since Thursday night.

The girl was last seen about 10 p.m. Thursday, Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said in a statement. She left her Rohnert Park home in the middle of the night, Rohnert Park Sgt. Keith Astley said.

She left her parents a note that said she was leaving but would be back, and told them not to call the police, Astley said. She didn't say in the note where she was going.

'I have never felt this kind of pain in my life,' her father said. 'I'm just lost.'

Investigators learned from her friends she had a secret boyfriend, but haven't been able to identify him. Astley said investigators don't know if she left with this boyfriend, but it's 'one of the leads' they're pursuing.

She is Hispanic and has brown hair and brown eyes. She is about 5 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs 116 pounds. She was last seen carrying a black Tommy Hilfiger bag. Anyone who sees her is asked to either contact local police or Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety at 707-584-2600.

Her family has put up hundreds of flyers and posters across Sonoma County — and even in San Francisco — in the hopes it will help the search, her father said.

'We love her unconditionally,' her father said. 'I just want her to come home safe.'

Editor's Note: After learning the girl has been located and was a victim of a suspected crime, The Press Democrat has decided to omit her name.

You can reach Staff Writer Chantelle Lee at 707-521-5337 or chantelle.lee@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @ChantelleHLee.