US Marshals Find 31 Missing Children in Arizona

Operation Desert Dawn was conducted by state and local authorities in the Phoenix area working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The U.S. Marshals Service helped state and local authorities find 31 children, some of whom had been missing for 18 months. U.S. Marshals Service

Federal marshals working with Arizona state and local authorities located 31 missing children during a three-week sweep across the Phoenix area, authorities reported on May 5.

The U.S. Marshals Service ran what they called Operation Desert Dawn from April 13 to May 1, targeting areas with reports of high concentrations of critically missing children, the agency said.