(Salem) – The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, asks the public to help find Cherie “Rene” Stewart, age 16, a child who went missing from Portland, Oregon on Nov. 2. ODHS believes that she may be at risk and is searching for her to assess her safety.
ODHS asks the public to help in the effort to find Rene. Anyone who suspects they have information about the location of Rene should call 911 or the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline at 1-855-503-SAFE (7233).
Rene is known to frequent the Northeast Portland area as well as the neighborhood of SW 19th Avenue and SW Davis Street in Portland. She may attempt to travel to Vancouver, Washington. It is possible that Rene is traveling with her mother Rebekah Blackburn.
Name: Cherie Rene Stewart (prefers Rene)
Pronouns: She/her
Date of birth: Feb. 20, 2008
Height: 5-foot-1
Weight: 90 pounds
Hair: Brown
Eye color: Blue
Other identifying information: Prefers to go by “Rene,” and has recently shaved her head.
Oregon Health & Science University Police Case #24-21392
Sometimes when a child is missing they may be in significant danger and ODHS may need to locate them to assess and support their safety. As ODHS works to do everything it can to find these missing children and assess their safety, media alerts will be issued in some circumstances when it is determined necessary. Sometimes, in these situations, a child may go missing repeatedly, resulting in more than one media alert for the same child.
Report child abuse to the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline by calling 1-855-503-SAFE (7233). This toll-free number allows you to report abuse of any child or adult to the Oregon Department of Human Services, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year.
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