Crime & Safety
Missing Teen Believed to be in Brooklyn Found in N.J.
Allie Loftis, missing since Nov. 4, was believed to have been held against her will in Brooklyn.
The New York Police Department's Missing Persons Unit confirmed today that missing Wayland, Mass. teen and taken into police custody around 9 a.m. this morning. Police had received a tip about her whereabouts.
Loftis left her home in Massachusetts on Nov. 4 and was last seen on surveillance cameras in Manhattan.
Loftis , and had previously visited Park Slope. Her father, Tony Loftis, had believed that the teen was .
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Tony told that he was "thrilled" to hear that his daughter was safe and sound.
Jay Ruiz, the president of , a service that allows women to call, E-mail, Facebook or Twitter for an accompanied walk home from 25 subway stations in Brooklyn, started to canvas the Park Slope area for Loftis with his 11-member squad. He was grateful to hear that the teen was safe.
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“Thank God, I have been praying all day. I am so happy,” said Ruiz. “Thank you God. My day just went from sad to extremely happy.”
The circumstances surrounding her disappearance and activities since she ran away on Nov. 4, remain under investigation. Police ask that anyone with information call Detective Ruth Backman or Detective Sgt. Jamie D. Berger at the Wayland Police Department at 508-358-4721.
