163 Missing Kids Found in 5 Days — Inside Florida's Statewide Shield Operation
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass announced the results of Operation Statewide Shield — a five-day, multi-agency operation that recovered 163 missing children across Florida, six other U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and 12 countries. Unlike the two federal-led operations before it, Dragon Eye and Operation Home for the Holidays, Statewide Shield was built and run entirely by Florida agencies, led by FDLE Tampa with support from the Office of Statewide Prosecution, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and 13 sheriff's offices statewide.
In this video, we break down how Florida built the operation, how it compares to the Dragon Eye and Home for the Holidays operations that came before it, where the 163 recovered children were found across the state, the three reported arrests connected to the operation, the felony cases now moving through the Office of Statewide Prosecution and the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, and what happens to recovered children once they're placed into care.
This is a developing story. FDLE has confirmed related investigations remain active statewide.
News Clip Credit : WFLA 8
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