Crime & Safety

San Mateo Police Seek Two At-Risk Missing Children

The children, a 16-year-old San Mateo resident and her 5-month-old daughter, have been missing since Saturday.

Claudia Ramirez-Banales and her daughter, Abigail Ramirez-Banales, were reported missing by their family on Tuesday.
Claudia Ramirez-Banales and her daughter, Abigail Ramirez-Banales, were reported missing by their family on Tuesday. (Shuttershock)

SAN MATEO, CA — A 16-year-old San Mateo resident and her 5-month-old daughter have been missing since Saturday and police are asking for the public's help in locating them.

Claudia Ramirez-Banales and her daughter, Abigail Ramirez-Banales, are considered at-risk because of their age, police said. They were reported missing by their family on Tuesday. According to police, Claudia told her family that she wanted to live separately from them in her last communication on Saturday evening.

Claudia is a 5-foot-1, 165-pound Hispanic female. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her daughter, Abigail, has brown hair and brown eyes.

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Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact San Mateo Police Department at (650) 522-7700. Anonymous tips can be submitted to http://tinyurl.com/SMPDTips or by calling (650) 522-7676. 

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