Gresham Police are asking the public for help locating Corden Malmberg, a 54-year-old man who has gone missing without medication he needs for a heart condition. Malmberg was last seen on September 10 leaving 100 SE Cleveland Ave in Gresham, and police have classified him as missing and endangered.
According to KATU, Malmberg has memory issues and heart problems, and he has been without his medication for several days. He is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing about 180 pounds, with brown hair. He was last seen wearing sweatpants of an unknown color, a blue long-sleeved shirt with a black front, and red Nike slides. Anyone who spots him is asked to call 911, per the same report.
The address where Malmberg was last seen, 100 SE Cleveland Ave, is home to Club Hope, a day-services drop-in center run by the nonprofit Bridges to Change. The center offers peer support, showers, laundry, and recovery resources for people facing mental health or substance use challenges, and it operates as a daytime resource rather than an overnight shelter, according to a post from the organization. The facility is in Gresham, though it remains an open question whether Malmberg traveled by bus or is on foot somewhere nearby.
How Oregon Tracks Missing Vulnerable Adults
Portland's policy describes vulnerable adults and requires law enforcement agencies to keep written policies for reporting and searching for them, according to Portland.gov. Those state guidelines call for prompt field searches and entry into regional and national missing person databases. Separately, Oregon law requires that missing adult reports be entered into the state's public database within 12 hours of being received, ensuring visibility across agencies, per Missing People in America.
The Oregon State Police Missing Children/Adults Clearinghouse and national databases including the NCIC are identified as missing-person networks in the materials cited here, including the Oregon State Police. In 2023, the state also established a Missing Endangered Person Alert System through House Bill 2764, which lets police coordinate rapid public alerts with media broadcasters when a vulnerable person with medical risks disappears, according to the Oregon Legislative Information System. That system depends on voluntary cooperation between police agencies and media outlets.
A Pattern of Local Searches for Vulnerable Adults
Gresham Police have turned to the public multiple times in recent months to help find vulnerable missing adults. Just recently, Toan Nguyen was found on the same Friday he was reported missing. In August, police searched for 75-year-old Timothy Fook Keunglow, who has dementia and was last seen without his walking aids or glasses.
Regionally, missing person cases receive police attention. Nationally, missing-person data is discussed by World Population Review.
Anyone who sees Malmberg is asked to call 911 immediately, given the urgency tied to his missed heart medication. For non-urgent tips, Multnomah County's consolidated dispatch line for Gresham and the surrounding area can be reached at 503-823-3333, according to Multnomah County.
