Leander police said they are investigating the cases of two teenagers whose parents reported them missing last week. The teenagers — 16-year-old Alexis Collins and 17-year-old Josh Plourde — are girlfriend and boyfriend, according to their parents.
Police said they consider Collins and Plourde to be runaways. “There is nothing suspicious to indicate they are in danger,” said Leander Police Chief Greg Minton.
Private Investigator Chuck Foreman, who was hired by the parents of the teens, disagreed with police, saying the cases don’t have the “telltale” signs of runaway cases.
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Collins left without packing any personal belongings, he said. “A girl will pack toiletries,” Foreman said. He said both teenagers, who are students at Leander High School, also left without any money or their cellphones.
Collins disappeared from her Leander home the night of July 11 and Plourde disappeared from his Leander home early in the morning on July 12, said Foreman. Plourde left in his mother’s 1998 blue Ford Explorer with license plate number 277 NBR, police said.
Minton said police are assuming the two teenagers are probably together since they know each other. Leander police have received reports about 11 runaways including Collins and Plourde since the beginning of the year, Minton said.
