SAFE Alert issued for missing teenager last seen in Gilbert

Authorities issued a SAFE Alert on Saturday for a teenage boy with a medical condition last seen in southeast Gilbert.

Mateo Villegas, 16, “functions at the age of a 10-13-year-old child” because of his condition, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

He was last seen Friday near Germann Road and Ranch House Parkway around 7:15 p.m.

Authorities believe he was wearing a dark baseball cap, a black shirt with the logo of a Mexican restaurant on the back and black shorts when he was last seen. He was also carrying a skateboard and backpack.

There was previously a SAFE Alert issued for Villegas in a nearby area in March.

SAFE Alerts have replaced Silver Alerts in Arizona as a way to spread the word about missing persons who are 65 and older and missing persons who have dementia or developmental/cognitive disabilities.

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