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.

NCMEC identified the "possible sexual exploitation of the victim," Moscoso said, adding she was a runaway out of the Fort ... He now faces a charge of trafficking a child-prostitution.