27
Recovered
Evidence →
Source wording: “27 recovered”
Operation Find Our Children
Virginia / Commonwealth
Reported / announced2020-10-30
Record statusVerified
CHILDREN FOUND contribution27
27 recovered; 6 located
27 recovered; 6 located (DOJ release). FY2021 USMS annual report later reports 28 recovered; 7 located.
The event
What happened
Five-day Commonwealth-wide operation led by USMS Virginia districts with more than 60 investigators and Virginia social-services partners.
Purpose
Recover and safely locate missing children across Virginia.
Disclosure note: No individual child identities are stored.
The numbers
Reported outcomes
6
Safely Located
Evidence →
Source wording: “6 located”
Why not counted: Later annual-report figures differ; needs reconciliation.
28
Recovered
Evidence →
Source wording: “28 recovered in later FY2021 annual report”
Why not counted: Conflicting later figure.
7
Safely Located
Evidence →
Source wording: “7 located in later FY2021 annual report”
Why not counted: Conflicting later figure.
The people and agencies
Who went looking
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)Technical/support partner
U.S. Marshals ServiceLead federal partner
Virginia Department of Social ServicesChild-welfare partner
The receipts
Sources
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corroborating
U.S. Department of Justice — U.S. Marshals Operation Results in Recovery of 27 Missing Children in Virginia
2020-10-30
Supports: Operation outcome, scope, or metric claim.
corroborating U.S. Marshals Service — U.S. Marshals Service - FY 2021 Annual Report 2022-01-01Supports: Operation outcome, scope, or metric claim.