JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While the US Federal Marshals Service is known for tracking down and arresting dangerous wanted fugitives, little is known about their efforts to track down and safely return missing juveniles.
News4JAX was recently granted permission to be embedded with a federal marshal task force during “Operation Home for the Holidays,” an operation to locate and recover missing children across Florida.
The task force was made up of federal marshals, FBI agents, FDLE agents, NCIS agents, Immigration agents, Homeland Security, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Clay, Nassau, St. Johns, and the Flagler County Sheriff’s Offices…