Where Are the Kids?
Operation verified

Operation SEMINOLE SABER

Florida / Hillsborough and Pinellas counties

Reported / announced2024-03-01
Record statusVerified
CHILDREN FOUND contribution27
27 recovered or safely located

27 children recovered or safely located.

The event

What happened

Five-week Tampa Bay-area initiative led by USMS with law enforcement, social services, medical and nonprofit partners.

Purpose

Recover or safely locate critically missing youth in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.

Disclosure note: No individual child identities are stored.

The numbers

Reported outcomes

27
Combined Recovered Or Located

Source wording: “27 children recovered or safely located”

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

Who went looking

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)Technical / analytical support
U.S. Marshals ServiceLead federal law-enforcement 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 Operation Recovers 27 of Tampa Bay's Most Endangered Children 2024-03-01

Supports: Official operation outcome, scope and purpose.
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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