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Operation Dragon Eye locates 60 missing at‑risk children, law enforcement and partners say
Summary
Commission members and law enforcement credited a June multi‑agency operation led by U.S. Marshals with locating 60 missing at‑risk children and providing on‑site medical and support services; the operation included local sheriff's offices, police departments, NGOs and survivor mentors.
Celeste Williams, a commission member representing a local faith‑based group, told the commission on July 24 that Operation Dragon Eye in June located 60 missing at‑risk children and provided medical care, advocacy and casework on site. "Fact of the matter is there was 60 missing children that were located," Williams said.
Why it matters: Williams and law enforcement partners described the operation as a multi‑agency, multi‑disciplinary effort led by Deputy U.S. Marshal Mario Price and including local law enforcement agencies, survivor mentors, nonprofits and medical providers. A law enforcement representative added that some of the children located had been missing seven to eight months and that arrests followed from leads developed during the operation.
Services and outcomes: Participants said the operation provided immediate medical and psychiatric care without routing children through emergency rooms, arranged mentoring and advocacy services on site, and opened new reports including physical‑abuse and exploitation leads. "They were able to get everything in the spot without having to go to the emergency room," Williams said. A law enforcement representative said several criminal arrests resulted from the operation and said agencies plan continued collaboration.
Ending: Commission members praised the collaboration and said they support repeating the operation; no specific funding or policy changes were proposed during the July 24 meeting.
