Tony Mitchell was 14 when he was last seen on June 19, 2018, in San Jose, California. He had been placed in a children's shelter after a traffic stop in Modesto when officers could not locate his legal guardian. After leaving that shelter he was transferred to another facility in Santa Clara County and left again, after which he disappeared.

Police say attempts to verify the identity Tony provided have failed; no records matching the name and date of birth given could be found, which leaves uncertainty about who he really is and complicates the search. Beyond the name Tony Mitchell and the sequence of placements and departures, very little is known about his background or circumstances at the time he vanished.

Anyone who saw a young teenager matching this description in San Jose or Modesto around June 2018, or who has information about his true identity or whereabouts, is asked to come forward.