Missing Alice: Police In Mobile Phone Appeal

By Enda Brady, Sky News Correspondent

Police searching for missing schoolgirl Alice Gross say her mobile phone may hold vital information that could help them piece together her movements on the day she vanished.

The 14-year-old, from Hanwell, west London, disappeared on August 28 after going for a walk along the Grand Union Canal.

Officers have recovered the black and purple rucksack she was carrying, but her distinctive white iPhone 4S was not inside.

Detectives have revealed that Alice used the phone to text her father that afternoon and it was also used to connect to the internet shortly after she was last seen on CCTV.

A CCTV picture of Alice on the day she disappeared

"We know that Alice's bag was first found the day after she was last seen by two builders, who put it back down in the same spot on the towpath," said Detective Chief Inspector Andy Chalmers, who is leading the investigation.

"What we do not know is if anyone saw or found Alice's bag between when she was last caught on CCTV and when the builders found it.

"In that bag was a pair of Vans trainers, which we think she was wearing when she left home, underwear, her lunch box and the rubbish from her lunch.

"We also know that Alice's iPhone was last used to send a text to her Dad on that Thursday."

A police diver searching the Grand Union Canal

Mr Chalmers said that finding the mobile device could "take us one step further to finding Alice".

He went on: "I need to know if anyone found Alice's bag before the builders and was anything taken from it, or if anyone has her iPhone.

"Did you find or see a white iPhone 4s with a cracked rear case that Alice had decorated with marker pen? If you did, do you still have it?

"I can assure you that if you did or you know someone that did, you are not in trouble."

Hundreds of police are working on the case

Mr Chalmers said that Alice, who was being treated for anorexia, was last seen on CCTV at around 4.30pm on August 28, but her iPhone was connected to the network until shortly after 5pm.

A team of 32 detectives and 170 police staff are now working on the search for the teenager. Around 400 calls have been received by officers from members of the public.

Mr Chalmers said: "There has been speculation that a family disagreement sparked Alice's disappearance. It didn't. Alice went out that day just like usual.

"Her family are distraught. Their daughter has now not been seen or heard from for 14 days. Please help us find Alice and bring her home to them."

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 020 8358 0100, Ealing Missing Persons Unit on 020 8246 1018 or the charity Missing People on 116000.

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