Operation Northern Lights spans 14 counties across North Florida
The U.S. Marshals Service led a missing child operation in December that resulted in the recovery and location of 43 critically missing children from 14 counties across North Florida, including a 1-year-old from Leon County who was recovered by U.S. Marshals personnel in Baton Rouge.
The little girl was in the custody of Florida’s Department of Children and Family Services, listed as missing and in danger after being reported missing in September. Her mother had gone on the run with the child. The girl was found on December 2 at a home in Baton Rouge through the joint efforts of Baton Rouge U.S. Marshals and New Orleans U.S. Marshals working together. The child is now in the custody of DCFS.
Operation Northern Lights included a comprehensive, multidisciplinary task force of federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as social services, the medical community, and non-governmental organizations…