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Police in North Carolina say they recovered more than 150 missing children, some of which became involved in narcotics and human trafficking, according to a press release by the City of Charlotte.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced Wednesday that “Operation Carolina Homecoming” had led to the recovery of 27 missing children between April 26 and May 7, according to a statement by the city government. Most of the children had been missing for more than six months, according to police.
Operation Carolina Homecoming led to CMPD identifying and locating over 130 juveniles. Most of them had been missing for more than six months. This operation took place from April 26 to May 7.
Over 150 Missing Children Found by North Carolina Police
On 5/20/21 at 10:40 AM EDT
More than 150 missing children have been recovered in 2021 as part of an extensive police operation in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area.
During a press conference on Wednesday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) confirmed that it had recovered at least 157 runaway and missing juveniles as part of a search called Operation Carolina Homecoming.
The department said that its Missing Persons Unit had recovered more than 130 children in the first four months of the year, according to the
Charlotte Observer, before finding an additional 27 between April 26 and May 7.
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May 19, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced Wednesday that over 150 missing juveniles are now safe after a successful operation brought them home.
During a weekly press conference, the police department joined with several of its partners shared the success of the Operation Carolina Homecoming, which was a collaborative effort focused on the recovery of missing and runaway juveniles in the Charlotte area where previous efforts to locate them had been unsuccessful.
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Prior to the start of the operation, work by Detectives and Marshals resulted in the recovery of more than 130 missing and runaway juveniles. After preliminary efforts, officials launched the intensive recovery efforts of Operation Carolina Homecoming.