Missing Child Alert – Marcus Taylor Carmicle Is Missing And Is Believed To Be In Danger (Photo) - 04/07/26

(Salem) – The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, asks the public to help find Marcus Taylor Carmicle age 12, who went missing from Milwaukie on April 6. They are believed to be in danger.

ODHS asks the public for help in the effort to find Marcus Taylor Carmicle and to contact 911 or local law enforcement if they believe they see Marcus.

Marcus is suspected to be in the Milwaukie area.

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. Sometimes, in these situations, a child may go missing repeatedly, resulting in more than one media alert for the same child.

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Child Legal Name: Marcus Taylor Carmicle

Child Preferred Name: Marcus

Pronouns*: he/him

Age: 12

Height: 5’8

Weight: Average build, 130 pounds

Hair color: Dark/black hair

Eye color: brown eyes

Specific Identifying Characteristics: He was wearing a black t-shirt, black pants, and a black head wrap

Milwaukie Police Department Case# 26-1787

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) Report #: 2083327

Date Missing: April 6, 2026

Suspected and/or frequented location(s): Trimet stops, Milwaukie area

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