Where Are the Kids?
Operation verified

Operation Safe Return

California / Riverside and surrounding counties

Reported / announced2026-03-09
Record statusVerified
CHILDREN FOUND contribution37
37 recovered/located

37 recovered or safely located

The event

What happened

Weeklong Central California operation with USMS and Riverside County Sheriff's Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force.

Purpose

Recover or safely locate missing children in Riverside County and surrounding regions.

Disclosure note: No individual child identities are stored.

The numbers

Reported outcomes

37
Combined Recovered Or Located

Source wording: “37 recovered/located”

Exact Operation Total Included in CHILDREN FOUND
Evidence →
The people and agencies

Who went looking

Riverside County Sheriff's OfficeLocal/task-force partner
U.S. Marshals ServiceLead federal partner
The receipts

Sources

Every public claim on this record should lead back to identifiable evidence. Open a source to see its publication details and associated records.

primary U.S. Marshals Service — U.S. Marshals, Partner Agencies, Conduct Missing Child Operation 2026-03-09

Supports: Operation outcome, scope, or metric claim.
How to read this page

Source terminology is preserved where material. A public record can remain Researching or Needs Follow-up without contributing to CHILDREN FOUND; the counter uses the higher evidentiary threshold shown above.

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