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Police hunt for missing Long Island teenage couple, both 15

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Police hunt for missing teenage couple, both 15, last seen being dropped off by a classmate to catch a train from Long Island to New York four days ago amid fears they ‘ditched their cell phones and ran away’

  • Police are searching for 15-year-olds Vincent Abolafia and Kaileigh Catalano
  • The couple were meant to board a train from Suffolk County to New York City 
  • The missing teenagers have not been heard from since Thursday, December 9


Parents fear for the safety of two teenagers intending to travel from Suffolk County to New York City who have been missing since the evening of December 9.

Vincent Abolafia and his girlfriend Kaileigh Catalano, both 15, were meant to board a 3.11pm train from Ronkonkoma to Manhattan after a friend dropped them off at the station last Thursday, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.

A Facebook group set up to gather information about the missing teens fears they have ‘abandoned their cell phones’.

Vincent Abolafia and his girlfriend Kaileigh Catalano, both 15, have been missing since the evening of December 9

Vincent Abolafia and his girlfriend Kaileigh Catalano, both 15, have been missing since the evening of December 9

They may also have visited New York tourist hotspot Times Square.

Both the teenagers’ families have expressed their shock, saying Abolafia and Catalano have never run away before. 

Catalano’s father said he feels ‘blindsided’ by the developments and that his daughter is ‘a good kid.

Speaking to Fox News, Joe Catalano said: ‘My daughter’s a varsity cheerleader. She’s a good kid. I don’t know what possessed them to do this.’

‘The night before, we were talking about her Sweet 16, no arguments,’ her mother Ehrin Catalano added.

Bonasia also said that his stepson hasn’t argued with family recently. 

In a series of Instagram posts captured by Catalano, the young girl visited the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center with her boyfriend’s family last weekend but her mother says they rarely went into the city.

Yesterday Abolafia’s stepfather James Bonasia told Fox News that he believes they may be in danger.

He said: ‘When you have two teenagers…with minimal resources, it can get dangerous pretty quick.

‘And Manhattan right now isn’t what it was. Any city is dangerous for any adolescent.’ 

He added the couple may be able to get around $1,200 in cash and while they don’t have any known acquaintances in New York City, Abolafia is familiar with the subway system and has been shown around there. 

A Facebook group set up to gather information about the missing pair fears they have 'abandoned their cell phones'

A Facebook group set up to gather information about the missing pair fears they have ‘abandoned their cell phones’

They are both students in the Eastport-South Manor School District and have not been heard from since, according to a Facebook post dedicated to finding them. 

A relative of Abolafia’s posted to the group: ‘I’m really at a loss for words. I’ve been unable to sleep. My nights are my days I feel terrible.

‘My nephew & his girlfriend went missing 12-9-21 without a trace. They where supposed to be boarding a train I’m not even sure if they got on it.

‘I really feel like something terrible has happened but I’m hoping for the best.’

Both teens are from Manorville, which is roughly 30 minutes away by car from Ronkonkoma’s train station.

From there, they would have travelled on the train to Penn Station in Manhattan for around 1 hour and 20 minutes. 

Anyone with information on their location is asked to call 911 or Suffolk County Police Department's Seventh Precinct detectives at 631-852-8752

Anyone with information on their location is asked to call 911 or Suffolk County Police Department’s Seventh Precinct detectives at 631-852-8752

Abolafia is described as 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing around 110 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Catalano is five feet tall and weighs around 118 pounds. Both were wearing black when they were last seen at the station.

The pair may also have changed their appearance, Ehrin Catalano has suggested, saying she believes her daughter could have dyed her hair black. 

Both the teenagers' families have expressed their shock, saying Abolafia and Catalano have never run away before

Both the teenagers’ families have expressed their shock, saying Abolafia and Catalano have never run away before

Bonasia said the teenager recently got a trim.

Both the families have expressed that they love their kids and just want them back home safe. 

Anyone with information on their location is asked to call 911 or Suffolk County Police Department’s Seventh Precinct detectives at 631-852-8752.  

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