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| Police and volunteers have joined forces to search for a missing 15-year-old boy in Berkshire. | Police and volunteers have joined forces to search for a missing 15-year-old boy in Berkshire. |
| Jonthan Marques, of Whitley, Reading, left home to go to school in Southcote on Tuesday but he never arrived and has not been seen since. | Jonthan Marques, of Whitley, Reading, left home to go to school in Southcote on Tuesday but he never arrived and has not been seen since. |
| The search operation started at 0830 GMT with officers focusing on land near Island Road, off Rose Hill Lane. | The search operation started at 0830 GMT with officers focusing on land near Island Road, off Rose Hill Lane. |
| Jonthan's father made an appeal on Friday for his missing son to come home or anyone who has him to "release him". | Jonthan's father made an appeal on Friday for his missing son to come home or anyone who has him to "release him". |
| Menino Marques said he needed to know his son was safe and his mother wanted to hear his voice again. | Menino Marques said he needed to know his son was safe and his mother wanted to hear his voice again. |
| Volunteers have also been handing out leaflets in Southcote Lane. | Volunteers have also been handing out leaflets in Southcote Lane. |
| Police are growing increasingly concerned at the possibility Jonthan is outside in bitterly cold conditions.Police and volunteers have been searching land near Island Road | |
| Chief Superintendant Richard Bennett, of Thames Valley Police, said: "We've had a couple of calls but none of them have proved to be positive lines of inquiries. | Chief Superintendant Richard Bennett, of Thames Valley Police, said: "We've had a couple of calls but none of them have proved to be positive lines of inquiries. |
| "If he is trying to stay out in the open in these bitter conditions that is obviously a serious concern for his welfare. | "If he is trying to stay out in the open in these bitter conditions that is obviously a serious concern for his welfare. |
| "It is possible he may be staying with a friend and we are pursuing lines of inquiry with the school." | "It is possible he may be staying with a friend and we are pursuing lines of inquiry with the school." |
| Jonthan has braces on his teeth and was wearing his school uniform, which includes a maroon sweatshirt and dark trousers. | Jonthan has braces on his teeth and was wearing his school uniform, which includes a maroon sweatshirt and dark trousers. |
| He was also wearing a grey-coloured hooded top and was carrying a dark-coloured rucksack. | He was also wearing a grey-coloured hooded top and was carrying a dark-coloured rucksack. |