COLONIE — Over 50 missing and runaway children have been successfully located after a three-day operation involving the police departments of Albany, Schenectady and Troy.

Sixty-three children and teens reported as runaways were found safe, due to the efforts of a first-of-its-kind operation in the Capital Region.

The Odessa Police Department arrested two people last weekend after a teen who’d run away early in February was found living ...

SAPD said the victim, who is a teenager, was being advertised in online posts, spurring the investigation and search for her.

In recent months, the Permian Basin has witnessed a concerning rise in teen runaway cases. This trend is particularly alarming given the recent human trafficking operations conducted in the region.

A Norfolk man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage runaway from Stanton County in November pleaded not guilty on Friday ...