Suffolk County officials on Thursday unveiled a new multiagency, coordinated approach to find missing children and curb what they say is an "epidemic" of human trafficking in the county.

Suffolk County officials announced Thursday a new anti-human-trafficking initiative they say will improve communication and coordination between law enforcement and other groups after a child is ...

Suffolk County has opened the state’s first human trafficking court focused on children who have been or are at risk of being trafficked, which officials said is a problem on Long Island.

Suffolk County, with a population larger than Manhattan, is the 4th largest county in New York state, but it's also got a large problem - one of the worst in the country for human trafficking.

YAPHANK, Suffolk County (WABC) -- A first-of-its-kind anti-human trafficking unit in Suffolk County is working to support victims and put an end to recruitment inside jails. "We decided to create ...

IT MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN SOMETHING HUMAN TRAFFICKING RELATED ... THAT BUSINESS WITH CHILDREN, AS THE PRODUCT IS GROWING IN SUFFOLK COUNTY, THE CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER OF SUFFOLK COUNTY ...

Suffolk County has been busy so far this year. Just last week, it announced a new program to combat human trafficking cases and missing children – Operation Safe and Lasting Return. The program ...

Long Island is among the top 20 jurisdictions nationwide impacted by human trafficking in the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Former Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini ...

Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. joined Rich Barrabi this week to discuss a swath of issues affecting Long Islanders. They include a crackdown on human trafficking, immigration enforcement ...

The human-trafficking rate in Suffolk County is now at epidemic proportions, Deputy County Executive Sylvia Diaz noted. “We are in the top 20th percentile for human trafficking in the nation ...