The Brief
- A multi-regional operation involving several federal, state and local agencies led to the rescue of 122 missing or endangered children from Florida and nine other states.
- The children rescued ranged in age from 23 months to 17 years old.
- Six people were arrested on felony charges during the operation.
TAMPA, Fla. – A multi-regional operation involving several federal, state and local agencies led to the rescue of 122 missing or endangered children from Florida and nine other states.
By the numbers:
Operation Home for the Holidays was a two-week operation across Central Florida that used real-time intelligence and field operations to locate missing children and led to the rescue of 57 missing children in Tampa, 14 from Orlando, 22 from Jacksonville and 29 from Fort Myers. Thirteen children were rescued from other states and internationally. …