A £5,000 reward is being offered for information about a missing teenager who has been missing for more than a month.
Leah Croucher, 19, disappeared whilst walking to work in Milton Keynes at 08:15 GMT on February 15. She was last seen by her family at 22:00 GMT on February 14.
CCTV footage showed her walking down Buzzacott Lane in Furzton the next morning, she was wearing a taekwondo hoodie. She has not used her phone or bank cards since.
Thame Valley Police
Leah is white, slim, with below shoulder length brown hair and sometimes wears glasses.
Thame Valley Police// Leah Croucher
Twitter, please do your thing & get this out there as apparently no news outlets are picking up on this. But social media can have more power these days 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Imagine this happening to you or someone in your family 💔@JadeCroucher Praying for you every single day 🙏 pic.twitter.com/gP9aB12CT2
— Arianna Ajtar 🌴 (@Arianna_Ajtar) March 26, 2019
The following statement is by Leah’s parents, Claire and John Croucher: “We are the parents of Leah Croucher. Leah has been missing now for 33 long and agonising days.
“Despite the extensive efforts of the police searches which at times have involved over 100 officers and volunteers.
“Despite over 120 of our family and friends, who have handed out leaflets over three weekends as far afield as London and Birmingham, there have been no further confirmed sightings of Leah.
“Despite extensive police appeals, our previous press conference, shares and retweets on social media from family, friends, complete strangers and celebrities alike.
“Despite over 200 of you, the public, calling in, there have been no further confirmed sightings of Leah.
“Her posters are on buses, trains, taxis and at various locations around the country. There is even a poster in the main train station in Berlin. Australia knows my daughter is missing. But still no further confirmed sightings of Leah.
“She has just literally vanished.
“We believe that somebody in Milton Keynes knows where Leah is. We need that person to call 101 and tell the police where to find her.
“We have received so much support from the public already, including The MK Dons at their home games and Asda printing her poster in large to display in their store.
“From the people who spent the day in the cold and rain handing out leaflets to generate some of the 200 calls received so far, we are so grateful to every single one of you. So many of you have already gone above and beyond to offer help to us in one way or another.
“Now one kind angel has offered a £5,000 reward for information leading to finding Leah. We are beyond grateful for this extraordinary generosity.
“There will be large banners appearing at strategic locations across Milton Keynes this weekend which will be advertising the £5,000 reward.
“More of the smaller posters will be appearing on more housing estates this weekend thanks to our army of helpers.
“We are not going to stop.”
They added: “Leah, if you are watching this please come home. We miss you so much. If someone or something has upset you we can sort it out together as a family. Please come back to us. Your dad and I are worried sick about you. Everyone is. We want you here, safe with us. We just want to give you a big cuddle. Come home please, we love you.”
Chief Inspector Neil Kentish said: “The £5,000 reward, which has been offered by a local donor, is significant and shows the level of affection the community has for Leah.
“Frankly, our officers who are investigating Leah’s disappearance have never dealt with a case like this before. It is extremely rare for someone to go missing without leaving a trace, but this is what has happened to Leah.
“It is clear the devastating impact that Leah’s disappearance is having on her family and friends. I still believe someone has information about her whereabouts but for some reason they have not provided that information to police. I urge you to do the right thing and come forward.
“You can leave information via our dedicated website for this investigation, which is https://mipp.police.uk/operation/43H218A55-PO1/ call 101 or visit a police station, quoting investigation number 43190049929.
“Enquiries show that Leah is known to take a number of different routes to work through Furzton. She has been known to walk via Shenley Lodge and Faraday Drive and we know she took that route on 13 and 14 February. However, on 15 February Leah does not appear on CCTV cameras in Faraday Drive.
“We know that Leah takes the route around Furzton Lake, more often to the Bilbrook Lane side on the west side of the lake, but also occasionally to the eastern side of the lake.
“Were you in the Buzzacott Lane, Dulverton Drive, Furzton Lake, Loxbeare Drive, Bilbrook Lane, Redwood Gate or Knowlhill between about 8am and 12pm on 15 February? If you were please think about whether you saw anyone matching Leah’s description, or if you have any dashcam, mobile phone or CCTV footage from that day.
“Finally, I want to appeal directly to Leah. Leah, if you are watching or listening to this appeal, please contact police or your family so we know you are safe. You are not in any trouble. We just want to know that you are ok and to support you. We will listen to you and respect your wishes. Please contact us.”
