U.S. Marshals rescued eight missing and endangered children during a five-day search effort in Indianapolis.
The children, some of whom were believed to have been trafficked or enticed, were between the ages of 6 and 17 years old and were found during an effort called “Operation Homecoming Indy.”
Before February 2020, the U.S. Marshals were finding fugitives. Now, they are tasked with finding missing and endangered juveniles.
“I usually average anywhere from 11 or 12 years old up to 18,” said Deputy Marshal William Kaulfer, who led the Indianapolis effort, which went from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4.
Kaulfer said since the beginning of the year, he has found 22 missing and endangered juveniles, some in Michigan and California. Some of them were in situations involving drugs and weapons.
“For all we know, they could overdose,” he said.
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