Wayland Police: Missing Girl Caught a Bus to New York City

Wayland Police detectives have obtained surveillance footage of a missing teenage girl boarding a Peter Pan bus in Boston bound for New York City.

Alexandra "Allie" Loftis was reported missing Friday night around 11 p.m., according to Wayland Police Det. Sgt. Jamie Berger. Her mom discovered her daughter missing after returning home from work and immediately contacted police. Police do not suspect foul play, but believe Loftis ran away as she has done once in the past.

Wayland PD said Loftis, an eighth grader at Wayland Middle School, walked to the Lincoln commuter station where she caught a train into Boston. She was last seen wearing a hip-length black jacket with a gray fur-trimmed hood, black UGG boots and jeans and with one aluminum crutch, which she uses for a knee injury.

Berger said Loftis boarded a New York City-bound bus around 6:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4. She purchased the bus ticket with money she had in her room.

While Loftis does have family in New York City, police do not believe she headed to the city to see that family.

Wayland Police have contacted the New York City Port Authority Police Department and will provide whatever assistance is needed, though the investigation is no longer under the Wayland PD's jurisdiction.

Wayland Public Schools Superintendent Paul Stein has informed parents of Loftis' disappearance. In addition, he asked parents to contact Wayland Police if their child knows "anything which might be relevant to this situation."

"We continue to hope that all will turn out to be well for both Allie and her family," Stein said in the email to ListServ members. "If I've learned anything about Wayland since I've arrived, it's that it is a strong and caring community, and that it is important that you are informed about the welfare of your neighbors."

Anyone with information about Loftis' whereabouts is asked to contact Wayland Police at 508-358-4721 and speak with Det. Sgt. Jamie Berger or Det. Ruth Backman.