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Chicago police and the U.S. Marshals Service teamed up this spring. Their goal: find missing juveniles fast. Over ten days in May, Operation Safe Return Chicago located 30 missing kids across the city.
The operation ran from May 14 to May 24 and targeted high-risk missing juvenile cases. Detectives started by meeting with the families who filed the reports. Then they reviewed dozens of open cases — some old, all urgent.
The Internet Crimes Against Children Unit dug in from there. Investigators combed through digital forensic evidence and open-source social media. Those digital trails turned into real leads, and the leads led straight to missing kids.
The results were strong. More than 65% of the cases reviewed ended in a safe recovery. The average age of a located juvenile: just 15.
Internal teamwork mattered too. CPD’s Special Investigations Unit, Missing Persons Section, and Criminal Registration Unit all fed information into the effort. Shared leads moved faster. Faster leads meant more kids found.
Finding a child was only step one. Investigators reconnected each juvenile with family and coordinated care through the Department of Child and Family Services, medical providers, and victim advocates — building trust with families and juveniles alike along the way.
Chicago’s Chief of Detectives credited the results to close coordination between the Youth and Special Victims Support Division and the U.S. Marshals Service, along with the department’s focus on supporting both families and located juveniles through every step of reunification.
The Penlink Training Summit returns to Omaha, Nebraska, March 8–10, 2027, bringing together investigators, analysts, agency leaders and security professionals for two and a half days of training, learning and collaboration.
Europol brought together investigators, analysts and open-source intelligence specialists from 12 countries for a four-day operation targeting human trafficking networks exploiting Ukrainian nationals online.
Penlink, a leading provider of digital intelligence solutions for law enforcement, national security, defense and enterprise organizations, announced today that Training Manager Brittany Hansen was presented with the Patriot Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of War program.
Chicago police and the U.S. Marshals Service teamed up this spring. Their goal: find missing juveniles fast. Over ten days in May, Operation Safe Return Chicago located 30 missing kids across the city.
A Lake County, Florida jury found two men guilty on drug trafficking and related charges tied to a 2022 investigation into narcotics sales across the Leesburg, Mount Dora, and Fruitland Park area.
The Department of Homeland Security announced the results of a nationwide crackdown on human trafficking coordinated around the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking, and federal, state, and local partners arrested 905 suspects and rescued 180 victims — 150 adults and 30 juveniles — across World Cup host cities.