Seventeen-year-old Samuel Tietje was last seen in Binghamton, New York, on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Family and friends have had no contact with him since that day, and the absence of communication is described as highly uncharacteristic. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is assisting under case number 2077829, and local law enforcement is actively investigating while building a timeline of his last known movements in the Binghamton area.

Specifics about Samuel’s location and clothing at the time he was last seen have not been widely released. Community members and organizations are being asked to help by sharing his missing person poster and reporting any information, however small, to authorities and referencing the NCMEC case number so tips are routed correctly. If anyone saw Samuel on February 17 or knows his whereabouts, please contact the appropriate authorities.