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Multi-Day Operation by Human Trafficking Task Force Leads to the Recovery of Three Minors and Multiple Arrests Details Written by IVN Los Angeles, California - On behalf of the Los Angeles Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force in the San Gabriel Valley, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, Kristi K. Johnson, and Chief Michael Ellis of the Pomona Police Department, announced the results of last week’s multi-day operation, which included the recovery of three children. During the week of April 19 - 23, members of t...

During the seven-day operation, the LAPD made 91 arrests, the Long Beach Police Department made 13 arrests, the L.A. Regional Human Trafficking Task Force made 36 arrests and the Pomona Police Department made five arrests. Statewide, 39 victims of human trafficking were rescued during the operation, including 13 juveniles, officials said. In Los Angeles County, 14 victims of human trafficking were rescued, 12 by the LAPD and two by the Pomona Police Department. Captain Michael Hannemann of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Special Victims Bureau highlighted four "significant incid...

On behalf of more than two dozen partner agencies, Assistant Director in Charge Kristi K. Johnson of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office announced the results of “Operation Lost Angels,” an initiative which began on January 11 and recently culminated in the recovery of 33 children. During January — Human Trafficking Awareness Month — the FBI worked with the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and more than two dozen law enforcement and non-governmental partners to identify, locate, and recover missing children, particularly those who have bee...

On behalf of more than two dozen partner agencies, Assistant Director in Charge Kristi K. Johnson, of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, announced the results of “Operation Lost Angels,” an initiative which began on January 11th and recently culminated in the recovery of 33 children. During January—Human Trafficking Awareness Month—the FBI worked with the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and more than two dozen law enforcement and non-governmental partners to identify, locate, and recover missing children, particularly those who have bee...

| Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Thirty-three children have been rescued in Southern California after a massive anti-human trafficking law enforcement operation. The operation, dubbed "Operation Lost Angels," involved dozens of law enforcement agencies including the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following ...