11 runaway children found in two months by U.S. Marshals Service's New Orleans office

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• BY KATELYN UMHOLTZ | STAFF WRITER

Eleven missing or endangered runaways were found in August and September by the U.S. Marshals Service's New Orleans office. Among them were a 16-year-old boy who authorities suspect was involved with guns and New Orleans street gang activity and a 13-year-old girl who was found in Nashville, Tennessee.

The agency said several arrests were made during the two-month effort but did not specify how many. One involved a man accused of aggravated statutory rape, the Marshals Service said.

Between Oct. 1, 2019, and the latest operation, the New Orleans office of the Marshals Service said deputies found nine other missing children. Among them:

• Two brothers, ages 6 and 9, in New Orleans East in March. Their mother was arrested, accused of killing an 11-year-old son in Laurel, Mississippi. 
• A missing pregnant teen. Her boyfriend, an escapee from the Orleans Parish Juvenile Justice Center, was arrested.

A child in Lafourche Parish. In conjunction with the child's rescue, the Marshals Service said authorities confiscated a stolen AR-15 and drugs. 

Hundreds arrested, 5 missing children found during US Marshals Operation Triple Beam

by Destiny Washington

OKLAHOMA CITY — An operation led by the U.S. Marshals Service targeting gang activities in the Oklahoma City metro resulted in 262 arrests, the discovery of five missing and endangered children, and the seizure of firearms and narcotics.

Operation Triple Beam was a collaborative effort between state, local, and federal agencies.

“Our primary goal with operations like OTB is to make communities safer," U.S. Marshals said. "When we arrest these violent fugitives, we are also removing guns and narcotics from our streets. We believe these efforts have an immediate, positive impact on the communities we serve.”

The 60-day operation targeted violent fugitive gang members and focused on neighborhoods that have been impacted by gang violence.

Officials said among the people arrested, 141 were confirmed gang members.

Law enforcement officers seized 72 firearms, more than nine kilograms of narcotics, and nearly $17,000.

The U.S. Marshals Service Metro Fugitive Task Force also safely located five missing children during the operation.