"The effort, which wrapped up Thursday, targeted five Westchester communities plagued by missing-child cases - Dobbs Ferry, Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon, White Plains and Yonkers, the state agency said. Officials hunkered down at the Hotel MTK to run the operation, which included staffers from a slew of public and private agencies, including the state Office of Children and Family Services, the National Child Protection Task Force, state, county and local law enforcement and nonprofit groups."
""Sometimes, the unthinkable happens and a child goes missing, placing them in the worst of situations," state Police Superintendent Steven James said in a statement. "Although investigations of missing and exploited children are difficult, acts that threaten the well-being of children are unconscionable," James said. "Interagency operations such as this are crucial, and we will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to safeguard the children of New York.""
Authorities tracked down 43 missing and runaway children in Westchester County during a three-day operation. The effort was spearheaded by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services and involved 70 federal, state and local agencies, coordinated from a Mount Kisco hotel. Teams included law enforcement, child services and digital technology specialists. The operation targeted five communities — Dobbs Ferry, Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon, White Plains and Yonkers — and included staff from the Office of Children and Family Services, the National Child Protection Task Force and nonprofit groups. State Police leadership emphasized that interagency operations are crucial to safeguard children.
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