SAN ANTONIO — Several missing children and teens were discovered amid a first of its kinds joint operation between the San Antonio Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Office, according to a press release.

The joint operation, called "Operation Lighting Bug" ran from July 28 through August 15. Officials say the operation began with the SAPD Missing Persons Unit, SAPD Special Victims Unit and the U.S. Marshals doing in-depth research on every missing minor in the Texas Crime Information Center and National Crime Information database for the San Antonio area.

Several departments used the information gathered to draft plans to locate the missing juveniles. Over 30 juveniles were located by the U.S. Marshals, SAPD Covert Units and SAPD Street Crimes Unit. These efforts encouraged dozens o

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