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Missing Child Alert – Michael M. Newton Is Missing And Believed To Be At Risk. (Photo) - 02/04/26

 

(Salem) – Michael M. Newton, age 16, went missing from Eugene on Jan. 3, 2026. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division believes that Michael may be at risk and is searching for him to assess his safety.

 

ODHS asks the public to help in the effort to find Michael. Anyone who suspects they have information about his location should call 911 or the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline at 1-855-503-SAFE (7233).

 

Michael is believed to be with his mother, Ms. Aroya Newton, and/or with Ms. Newton’s partner, Noah Miller, in the Cottage Grove, Mapleton and Florence areas.

 

Name: Michael M. Newton

Preferred Pronouns: He/him

Date of birth: 12/22/2009

Height: 5’9”

Weight: 240

Hair color: Dark Brown

Eye color: blue/grey

Law enforcement agency and case # EPD 26-026968

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children # 2076410

 

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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Attached Media Files: Micahel1.jpg, Michael.jpg,

Missing Child Alert – Michael M. Newton Is Missing And Believed To Be At Risk. (Photo) - 02/04/26

 

(Salem) – Michael M. Newton, age 16, went missing from Eugene on Jan. 3, 2026. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division believes that Michael may be at risk and is searching for him to assess his safety.

 

ODHS asks the public to help in the effort to find Michael. Anyone who suspects they have information about his location should call 911 or the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline at 1-855-503-SAFE (7233).

 

Michael is believed to be with his mother, Ms. Aroya Newton, and/or with Ms. Newton’s partner, Noah Miller, in the Cottage Grove, Mapleton and Florence areas.

 

Name: Michael M. Newton

Preferred Pronouns: He/him

Date of birth: 12/22/2009

Height: 5’9”

Weight: 240

Hair color: Dark Brown

Eye color: blue/grey

Law enforcement agency and case # EPD 26-026968

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children # 2076410

 

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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Attached Media Files: Micahel1.jpg, Michael.jpg,