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The U.S. Marshals Service announced the conclusion of Operation Meridian, a month-long, multi-agency effort that located and recovered 79 reported missing and endangered children across Ohio, ranging in age from 6 to 17. Officials described it as the largest missing child operation in the state’s history.
The operation ran throughout August and addressed cases tied to suspected trafficking, physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and runaway situations. Investigators coordinated across federal, state, and local lines, following leads that in some cases extended as far as Georgia and Michigan.
In one case, U.S. Marshals in Southern Ohio worked with the Columbus Police Department on a long-term missing persons case involving two sisters who had been reported missing in 2024 and again in 2026. Investigators located the younger sister concealed in a hidden space inside a home in Lockbourne; her mother was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Information gathered during that recovery led officers to the second sister later the same day at a Columbus restaurant.
In another case, a Toledo teenager previously identified as a trafficking victim was reported missing on August 18. The U.S. Marshals’ SPEAR Unit and Toledo Police tracked leads into Michigan before locating the teenager, along with an adult male, at a Toledo address. She was taken for medical evaluation, and local law enforcement is investigating the man’s involvement.
Operation Meridian involved close to 30 law enforcement agencies, including Cincinnati Police Department, Columbus Division of Police, Delaware County Sheriff, Franklin County Sheriff, Hamilton County Sheriff, Ohio BCI, and Springfield Police Division. Officials said the operation’s success reflected sustained coordination across jurisdictions in service of a single goal: getting vulnerable children home safely.
Read the full press release from the U.S. Marshals Service here.
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.