Los Angeles loses almost 500 foster children

Hundreds of foster children in the Los Angeles County child-welfare system can’t be found, and officials believe most of them have been abducted by relatives or guardians.

Los Angeles loses almost 500 foster children

Hundreds of foster children in the Los Angeles County child-welfare system can’t be found, and officials believe most of them have been abducted by relatives or guardians.

A study by the Department of Children and Family Services found the United States’ largest foster care system – with about 50,000 children – was unable to find 488.

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