Seventeen-year-old William James Roth III was last seen at his custodial home in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on the evening of August 2, 2026 and was discovered missing the next morning. The Doylestown Township Police Department opened an investigation after his family reported him gone; details released to the public are limited. William is described as a white male with brown hair and brown eyes, 5 feet 10 inches tall and about 155 pounds. No clothing description or list of belongings he may have taken was available when the disappearance was reported.

Family and community members have circulated pleas for his safe return while investigators ask anyone with information, no matter how minor, to contact the Doylestown Township Police Department. If anyone in the area saw William on the night of August 2 or has information about where he might be, please come forward.