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28 Feb
Solved Cases

Predators prey on runaways…

  • 05/2022
  • By author-avatar SPO-IF-ADMIN
14-year-old Leah and her family live in a small town in the mountains of California. Late one night, last July, Leah snuck out of the h...

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28 Jan
Solved Cases

It took nine hours to find a boy missing for four months

  • 12/2023
  • By author-avatar SPO-IF-ADMIN
Brian, 15 years old, went missing in early September of 2021 from Nevada. Over two months later, with still no leads, The National Cent...

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04 Oct
Solved Cases

Not all of our cases have a happy ending…

  • 10/2021
  • By author-avatar SPO-IF-ADMIN
On January 18, 2021, we received an email from Melody’s sister, Cherise, telling us she’d been missing for 10 days. The police weren’t ...

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14 Aug
Solved Cases

Sex Traffickers often force other young girls to lure away young girls.

  • 08/2021
  • By author-avatar 5LMEDIA79
15-year-old Elena grew up in Santa Clara County but went missing in Stockton. She’d been missing for 3 days and her mother was frantic ...

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14 Aug
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It takes a community working alongside law enforcement to stop sex trafficking of kids in the Bay Area.

  • 08/2021
  • By author-avatar 5LMEDIA79
Regina reached out to the District Attorney’s office for help. She needed basic necessities such as food, clothing and toiletries. “We ...

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14 Aug
Solved Cases

Traffickers even go after kids in rehab

  • 08/2021
  • By author-avatar 5LMEDIA79
We received the following email through our website on April 8, 2021: “I believe my 14-year-old daughter is involved with an online pr...

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14 Aug
Solved Cases

“It was comforting to know I could call their investigative team 24/7”

  • 08/2021
  • By author-avatar 5LMEDIA79
16-year-old Charmaine went missing in the Spring of 2021, from her apartment building in Antioch where she lived with her mother. The c...

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14 Aug
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Often times, homeless women are forced into sex trafficking

  • 08/2021
  • By author-avatar 5LMEDIA79
When she was younger, Jennifer, 29, was a victim of kidnapping and prolonged sexual assault. She received no after-care, nor counseling...

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14 Aug
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Boys are also at risk for sex trafficking

  • 01/2022
  • By author-avatar 5LMEDIA79
15-year-old Kevin went missing on June 13th from the Bay Area. His mother asked Special Operations for help, and we immediately deploye...

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14 Aug
Solved Cases

Pimps are canvassing middle schools, promising young girls Chanel bags if they “just do them one favor.”

  • 08/2021
  • By author-avatar 5LMEDIA79
Older men are talking very young girls into having sex for presents and money. Eboni, 12, went missing over a weekend with a 22-year-ol...

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14 Aug
Solved Cases

Daliyah was living with sex traffickers until she ran away and we helped her into a new life.

  • 08/2021
  • By author-avatar 5LMEDIA79
Daliyah, who was raised in the foster care system, is now safe with new friends and has a sense of hope. Less than a month ago, she was...

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14 Aug
Solved Cases

Childhood trauma can ruin a life.

  • 08/2021
  • By author-avatar 5LMEDIA79
Keisha, 19, grew up in the foster care system and was sex trafficked most of her life across the US. One night, scared, and hiding in t...

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“We were hostages in our own house. Pimps were waiting for us outside. Police could not help. Special Operations sent in a car and moved us to a nice, safe place.”
Victim and her mother
“She was so scared her pimp was going to find and kill her. Special Operations let us know he was already serving 30 years in jail. Knowing this information saved her life.”
Victim’s friend
“Special Operations offered to buy her clothes and other necessities to help her transition to a safe home.”
Executive Director of a local safe home
“The girls are often too trusting, believing the man is their boyfriend, and even the most engaged parents may not realize what is going on until after tragedy strikes.”
Victim Advocate
“THERE ARE NO WORDS. I CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR FINDING MY DAUGHTER.”
MOTHER OF A MISSING 15-YEAR OLD
“Just knowing that folks cared enough to hire private investigators to find our daughter kept us going…no parent should have to go through this…”
JENNY’S MOTHER
“Special Operations helped me get my stolen car back and file a restraining order against the trafficker. I was too scared to call the police because I was afraid I’d be arrested for prostitution or lose my job if anyone found out.”
Sex-trafficking survivor
"There is NO WAY she'd be safe right now if it were not for Special Operations."
Law Enforcement individual
"Thank God for Special Operations!! Jasmine would never have been saved without them!”
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