Found Safe NY - Victoria Grabowski, 16, Queens, 24 Aug 2019 *lured to London UK by older man* *ARREST*

[JerseyGirl]

16-year-old Victoria Grabowski was last seen at her home in Flushing on Saturday. She took clothes and cash with her but there was no indication she was having any sort of trouble.

She may have been lured by an older man or multiple men she met online. She may have flown to London via a flight from JFK airport using her Polish passport.

Her parents have tried calling her, but her cellphone has been turned off.

Her parents discovered texts showing that she had been talking to an older man in Britain, and left on Saturday from JFK to fly to London.

Her uncle said Grabowski paid for the ticket in cash, though her parents don’t know where she got it. Grabowski, who is a Polish citizen, used her Polish passport to board the flight. The NYPD could not confirm that Grabowski boarded the flight.

Maspeth family fears missing teenage girl was lured to London by older man - QNS.com

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NYPD Looking For Missing Teenager From Queens

 

[JerseyGirl]

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[JerseyGirl]

New York police said Victoria Grabowski, from Queens, arrived in the UK on Monday morning.

Family fear for New York teenager missing in London who was texting an older man

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[SuperTmo]

Ugh. I saw this on ABC’s website. I hope Victoria is found quickly and safely!

 

[CoverMeCagney]

How did she leave New York on Saturday and not land in London until Monday?

 

[Legally Bland]

A spokeswoman for the Met [Metropolitan Police] said it was contacted by the National Crime Agency about "a US citizen who is believed to have travelled to the UK via Heathrow Airport".

She added: "She is being treated as a missing person and inquiries to find her are ongoing.

"Officers have liaised with her family and will be speaking with the NYPD."

New York teenager Victoria, 16, missing in UK

 

[Lmustang89]

OMG just saw this on my facebook feed. This is very dire she be found Not like the other cases with leaving to another state.Hope she is found quickly.

 

[adot0902]

This maybe a stupid question, but can 16 year olds just buy a ticket and fly... I didn't fly alone until I was an adult, but I feel like with all the security how does this even happen???

 

[CoverMeCagney]

This maybe a stupid question, but can 16 year olds just buy a ticket and fly... I didn't fly alone until I was an adult, but I feel like with all the security how does this even happen???

16+ is classed as an adult in the airline industry

Unaccompanied minors - rules by airline - Opodo Travel Blog

Heathrow will have CCTV of her arriving, going through baggage reclaim and customs, and then exiting the airport. No idea whether she was picked up by someone or got a taxi.

Still wondering about the lost hours in flight - there must have been a stopover somewhere. It would be useful to know which airline she flew with.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

OMG just saw this on my facebook feed. This is very dire she be found Not like the other cases with leaving to another state.Hope she is found quickly.

At least she's in England and not somewhere like Syria! Chances are she's met (online) and fallen in love with an older man and is holed up in a nice hotel with him somewhere being treated like a princess. Hope so, anyway. Fingers crossed.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Victoria was last seen at about 10 a.m. Saturday at her home in Maspeth, cops said.

Police believe she stole a credit card and used it to buy a flight to London that day, authorities said.

https://nypost.com/2019/08/28/missing-nyc-teen-may-have-been-lured-to-london-by-man-she-met-online/

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Police hunt for New York teenage girl, 16, who flew to London ‘after texting older man’

 

[Oraclle]

How did she leave New York on Saturday and not land in London until Monday?

When I went on holiday to NY, the return trip was via Bern, Switzerland. Had a few hours to kill in that particularly ugly airport, so it could be that's where the time went.

Also, as you're going with the rotation of the Earth, NY->LON is "longer" than LON->NY. Flight time is roughly the same, but NY->LON is 10ish hrs on the clock as opposed to 3ish hrs to go the other way.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

When I went on holiday to NY, the return trip was via Bern, Switzerland. Had a few hours to kill in that particularly ugly airport, so it could be that's where the time went.

Also, as you're going with the rotation of the Earth, NY->LON is "longer" than LON->NY. Flight time is roughly the same, but NY->LON is 10ish hrs on the clock as opposed to 3ish hrs to go the other way.

Yes, she must have stopped off somewhere , sounds like her flight was only bought on Saturday so it would presumably have cost megabucks to fly direct. Anyway, the police will know exactly where she went and at what time.

Have we any idea who the rest of this "group" is that she was chatting to?

 

[SuperTmo]

Yes, she must have stopped off somewhere , sounds like her flight was only bought on Saturday so it would presumably have cost megabucks to fly direct. Anyway, the police will know exactly where she went and at what time.

Have we any idea who the rest of this "group" is that she was chatting to?

Yeah, there could have been multiple stopovers taking her all over the place before she arrived in London. I assume she was going for the cheapest option. I really hope she is ok!

 

[imstilla.grandma]

16-year-old New York girl who flew to London is missing

 

[JerseyGirl]

16-year-old New York girl who flew to London is missing

Her father came home from work in the afternoon to find the front door wide open and Victoria's clothes missing. He and Victoria's mother tried calling and texting her, to no avail. After the parents left the message that they were going to contact police, subsequent calls went straight to voicemail, her uncle said.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Her father came home from work in the afternoon to find the front door wide open and Victoria's clothes missing. He and Victoria's mother tried calling and texting her, to no avail. After the parents left the message that they were going to contact police, subsequent calls went straight to voicemail, her uncle said.

"front door wide open" is a strange thing. Why would Victoria have done that, putting her family home and possessions at risk of burglary? Had there been an argument and it was a final twos up?

 

[Janeumayer]

Police launch urgent hunt for girl, 16, who 'flew from New York to London after texting older man' | Daily Mail Online

British and American police launch urgent hunt for missing girl, 16, who 'flew from New York to London after texting older man in UK'

• Victoria Grabowski, from Queens in the US, arrived in UK on Monday morning
• The 16-year-old had boarded a flight from John F Kennedy Airport on Saturday
• US reports suggest she had been communicating with an older man in Britain
• Metropolitan Police confirmed youngster landed at Heathrow Airport in the UK

A desperate search is underway for an American teenager who may have been lured to the UK by an older man.

Victoria Grabowski, 16, from Queens in the US, boarded a flight from John F Kennedy Airport on Saturday and arrived at Heathrow Airport in the UK on Monday morning, according to New York police.

US media reports say her parents discovered texts showing she had been communicating with an older man in Britain.....

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Police in London confirmed that Victoria Grabowski arrived at Heathrow Airport in the U.K. capital on Saturday, and she is "being treated as a missing person."
Police believe missing 16-year-old girl from Queens fled to London