Victoria Police is asking people to keep an eye out for a missing 16-year-old from Courtenay who has been “spotted multiple times in Victoria.”Benton Smith, 16, was initially reported missing by Comox Valley RCMP on Jan. 16 after last being seen on Jan. 8. On Jan. 21, VicPD says a “partner police agency” informed it that Smith had been seen in Victoria since Jan. 13. As a result of this information, the missing person file was transferred to VicPD. He is believed to be in the company of two other unspecified young people who are also the subject of missing person files in other jurisdictions. “Family members have reported seeing the youth in Victoria, but the youth has been actively avoiding contact to prevent being returned home,” VicPD said in a news release.