{"id":12130,"date":"2019-03-29T15:20:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T15:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=12130"},"modified":"2019-03-29T15:20:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T15:20:17","slug":"missing-leah-croucher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/missing-leah-croucher\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Leah Croucher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A \u00a35,000 reward is being offered for information about a missing teenager who has been missing for more than a month.<\/p>\n<p>Leah Croucher, 19, disappeared whilst walking to work in Milton Keynes at 08:15 GMT on February 15.\u00a0 She was last seen by her family at 22:00 GMT on February 14.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12131\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12131\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12131\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/in0ourkwrxyvomcdnedy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/in0ourkwrxyvomcdnedy.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/in0ourkwrxyvomcdnedy-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/in0ourkwrxyvomcdnedy-200x100.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thame Valley Police<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Leah is white, slim, with below shoulder length brown hair and sometimes wears glasses.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12132\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12132\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12132\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/rzcj2jxvk8nqcjrudqlw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/rzcj2jxvk8nqcjrudqlw.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/rzcj2jxvk8nqcjrudqlw-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thame Valley Police\/\/ Leah Croucher<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Twitter, please do your thing &amp; get this out there as apparently no news outlets are picking up on this. But social media can have more power these days \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffd Imagine this happening to you or someone in your family \ud83d\udc94<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JadeCroucher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JadeCroucher<\/a> Praying for you every single day \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gP9aB12CT2\">pic.twitter.com\/gP9aB12CT2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arianna Ajtar \ud83c\udf34 (@Arianna_Ajtar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arianna_Ajtar\/status\/1110455386811830272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The following statement is by Leah\u2019s parents, Claire and John Croucher:<\/strong> \u201cWe are the parents of Leah Croucher. Leah has been missing now for 33 long and agonising days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the extensive efforts of the police searches which at times have involved over 100 officers and volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite extensive police appeals, our previous press conference, shares and retweets on social media from family, friends, complete strangers and celebrities alike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite over 200 of you, the public, calling in, there have been no further confirmed sightings of Leah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has just literally vanished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow one kind angel has offered a \u00a35,000 reward for information leading to finding Leah. We are beyond grateful for this extraordinary generosity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be large banners appearing at strategic locations across Milton Keynes this weekend which will be advertising the \u00a35,000 reward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore of the smaller posters will be appearing on more housing estates this weekend thanks to our army of helpers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not going to stop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>They added: <\/strong>\u201cLeah, 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chief Inspector Neil Kentish said<\/strong>: \u201cThe \u00a35,000 reward, which has been offered by a local donor, is significant and shows the level of affection the community has for Leah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrankly, our officers who are investigating Leah\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear the devastating impact that Leah\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can leave information via our dedicated website for this investigation, which is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mipp.police.uk\/operation\/43H218A55-PO1\/\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/mipp.police.uk\/operation\/43H218A55-PO1\/<\/a>\u00a0call 101 or visit a police station, quoting investigation number 43190049929.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnquiries 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWere 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\u2019s description, or if you have any dashcam, mobile phone or CCTV footage from that day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally, 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A \u00a35,000 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.\u00a0 She was last seen by her family at 22:00 GMT on February 14. 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