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Police are looking for an 18-year-old girl who went missing Friday night after working the door at the Monte Carlo night club on Castro Street.

Brittany Brown, a Mountain View resident who just graduated from Mountain View High School, was last seen at 1:30 a.m. that night after being invited to a party by a couple, police say. The last known person to see her was an employee of the club, who drove Brittany and the couple from Monte Carlo to a white four-door Saturn parked a few blocks away. Several witnesses say Brittany left willingly.

She is believed to have been wearing either a black dress or a mini-skirt with a leopard-print top.

According to her mother, Victoria Brown, Brittany had never before worked at the Monte Carlo, located in downtown’s old movie theater building. Police say she was not an actual employee there, but may have been helping a friend who is one. She told her mother she was going to meet a friend at the Monte Carlo, where she had gone before on “under 21” nights. She ended up making about $40 working the door, her mother said.

“Brittany is very friendly to a fault,” her mother said, adding that she has a “bubbly” personality. “She befriends anybody.”

Brittany is also an employee with the city of Mountain View. For the last two years she has worked for the city’s “Beyond the Bell” program, working with preschool-aged kids after school, her mother said.

Police learned about the case on Saturday after Brittany’s parents brought it to their attention. A lieutenant and a detective are the case.

“The longer she’s gone the more people [investigators] we start to bring in,” said Tony Lopez, police spokesperson.

Victoria Brown criticized club owners for allegedly changing their story about what happened that night — possibly trying to cover up, she said, for giving alcohol to the 18-year-old.

She said that for Brittany to leave without telling anyone would be “very out of character.” Brittany constantly communicates with her mother via text message “whether we’re mad or happy,” Victoria Brown said.

Brittany’s cell phone is dead and her credit card has not been used, her mother said.

Police are still trying to identify the couple Brittany was last seen with. Witnesses told police that both are in their mid-20s. The woman is described as short and heavy-set with blond hair, and the man is 6-foot-3 and possibly a light-skinned Hispanic.

Brittany is blond, blue-eyed and 5-foot-7. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to call 650-903-6344.

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  1. “Victoria Brown criticized club owners for allegedly changing their story about what happened that night — possibly trying to cover up, she said, for giving alcohol to the 18-year-old.”

    Not sure how responsible is the journalism here, as this tidbit does not appear to help the story to be newsworthy. It actually seems a bit incendiary.

    With all due respect and concern, however, I really don’t think the blame is one way when an under-aged patron is served alcohol in an establishment. The laziness and profit motive of a club owner to serve alcohol without checking ID is one source of blame, but let not the under-aged patron who initiates the request for alcohol be perceived as blameless.

    Or maybe I’m just grouchy. 🙂

  2. This is an interesting story, as I have not found any other media reporting it thus far. As for finger pointing, there are many who deserve to be pointed. The girl made a big mistake in leaving with people without telling any friend or family. Let’s hope she will be found safe and sound.

  4. I think the more Media coverage the better. And as far as the finger pointing goes, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. And the missing teen’s mother is simply stating hers. I truly hope that Brittany comes home safe.

  5. I am Brittany’s mother and thank all for their concern. I think some points made have been taken out of context. At this point we just want our daughter back. Sadly the establishment has changed their story many many times. Alcohol is not top on our list right now of what they did wrong. There are many other things that they have done this is higher on our list. We have always been strict parents and even at 18 we had reservations about her walking 2 blocks from home that day, which is what she did. At this point we just want her home, and thank all for their concern.

  6. Thank you for calling this 18 year old a girl and not trying to give the impression that she was older and wiser by calling her a woman. She is over the legal age of responsibility, but still very much a young girl when it comes to making sensible decisions.

    I can see that some bad decisions may have been made here, but I don’t want to appear to be criticizing anyone. I just hope that she can be found safe and that this story will be another story (like that of Natalee Holloway) to show young girls that they need to be much more careful.

    My heart goes out to her family and I pray she will be found safe soon. Please keep us updated.

  7. This is so scary. I will continue in saying my prayers for Brittney to come home safely. This situation can happen to any of our children. We try as parents to talk with our kids and give them examples, but as we all know in their teens they think they know it all.

    Again, I will continue my prayers with my prayer group. God Bless you and your family and I will pray for Brittney to return home safely!

    -A concerned parent!

  8. Please forward this story to all your local email contacts, as I have. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Brittany, and she’s a joyful, vivacious girl.

    As far as fingerpointing, I don’t think whether alcohol was served to someone underage is (or was implied to be) the point right now. The point is getting to the truth of what happened that night as fast as possible, so investigators have as much information as possible.

    My heart is with the family.

  9. Who is this mysterious couple that she left the club with? Why are there no names, photos, or descriptions given in this article? Witnesses will have a much easier time remembering a group of 3 people than an individual.

  12. I’m glad that Brittany Brown is home safe today. As a warning to other teenagers who might find themselves in that situation, I hope she has the strength and courage to tell others what happened to her.

  15. IF YOU ASK ME I THINK THAT THE ONLY ONE TO BLAME HERE ARE THE PARENTS, MY DOUGHTER WOULD NEVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS!!!!
    AS FAR AS FINGERPOINTING GOES, THE CLUB OWNERS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS.
    THIS IS AN EMBARRESSMENT TO THE BUSSINES AND ESPECIALY TO THE MOUNTAIN VIEW POLICE DEPARTMENT.

  18. I would have to agree that I blame the parents. I wouldn’t let my daughter work or even go to a club like that and she is 18. Nor would I let her have a “best” friend the is 30 years old. What kind of influence would that be? I think a parent should be much more involved in their childs life. That includes really knowing the kids that they hang out with. I believe that Brittany ran away on her own to be with her boyfriend. I believe that her parents were truly terrified and I feel so bad for them. Shame on you Brittany Brown! Your family didn’t deserve that.

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