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The Columbia County Sheriff's Office issued a community alert Monday morning, saying multiple units are searching for a missing K-9 in the woods along U.S. 90 East near the Sheriff's Office Operations Center.

A 13-year-old Westside Middle School student is facing charges after a loaded gun was found in his backpack on Tuesday.

Westside Middle School will have increased security Wednesday after a loaded gun was found in a student's backpack on Tuesday.

Man who officers said had to be subdued by a K-9 and was critically injured after what police described as a “random” shooting that left a Westside resident dead in November 2022 pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

The Lake City Police Department is mourning the loss of a retired K-9 officer.

K9 officers are essential assets for protecting and keeping the community safe, police say.

Newly obtained body-worn camera footage gives an inside look at lifesaving measures taken to keep a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office K-9 alive. The service dog was hit in a shootout between suspects and police.

K9 Huk recently had to have a leg amputated after being shot in the line of duty.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office held a memorial Saturday for one of its retired K9s.

More than eight months after K-9 Huk was wounded in the line of duty in Jacksonville, his left front leg had to be amputated.

The video had more than 1.3 million views at the time this story was published.

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Questions remained Monday after a police K-9 got loose and bit three people in the Windy Hills neighborhood.

A traffic stop on Jacksonville’s Westside in early January led to an arrest of a man and woman accused of drug trafficking at the airport, according to the arrest report.

Participating Florida K-9 teams included the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Taylor County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol’s Jacksonville, Orlando and Ocoee departments.

The agency also announced a new initiative with the Brevard Zoo noting that two will be part of a newly created “Bloodhound Exhibit.”

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office honored two organizations Friday — thanking them for helping K-9 Huk, the police K-9 that was shot in the line of duty back in July.

For the first time since he was wounded in the line of duty, News4JAX caught a glimpse of Jacksonville K-9 Officer Huk on Friday evening during an event in memory of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers.

A Georgia State Patrol K-9 officer was killed in the line of duty Friday morning in Clayton County.

Law enforcement officials says authorities are examining whether the employee who reported an explosion at Northeastern University may have lied to investigators and staged the incident.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released body camera footage that recorded the events following a pursuit that began in Northwest Jacksonville and ended near the Jacksonville Zoo, where a police K-9 was shot and wounded.

News4JAX on Tuesday obtained the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s investigative report into a police pursuit that began in Northwest Jacksonville and ended near the Jacksonville Zoo, where a police K-9 was shot and wounded. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office confirmed two of three men in the car were killed when shots were fired from inside the car and police returned fire.

The third person in the car that was involved in a deadly police pursuit appeared in court on Saturday.

A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office K-9 that was shot in the line of duty Friday is “eating and resting comfortably” as he recovers, according to First Coast Veterinary Specialists where he is being treated.

Huk, a police K-9, was identified by the K9s of Valor Facebook page as the dog who was shot Friday afternoon, leading to a manhunt on Jacksonville’s Northside near the zoo.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Friday released the name of the man who officers say was subdued by a K-9, stunned and critically injured after what police described as a “random” shooting Thursday on the Westside that left a resident dead.

A man was subdued by a K-9, stunned by officers and critically injured after he killed a Westside resident in what detectives described as a “random” shooting Thursday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Officials say a 44-year-old Florida woman bought her infant grandchild and a stash of cocaine and heroin to a recent prison visit.

A Rhode Island dog whose inspiring story of going from shelter dog to life-saving police K-9 became the subject of a recent Netflix movie has been euthanized.

Authorities say a 20-year-old man drove a stolen Mercedes SUV as fast as 178 mph as he led law enforcement officers on a chase through six counties along Florida’s Turnpike and Interstate 95.

Four-legged first responders in Nassau County received life-saving vests on Thursday night, thanks to the community that cares for its K-9s.

A new bloodhound puppy is getting familiar with his new office and will soon be on watch for the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.

A man says Nassau County sheriff’s deputies and Jacksonville sheriff’s officers kicked and broke his ribs and released a K-9 on him, thinking he might have been involved in the deadly shooting of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers.

The accused killer of a Nassau County deputy was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon following a flurry of law enforcement activity near a sports complex west of Callahan.

Jade passed away peacefully at her home, JFRD said.

CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. – Friday evening troopers with Georgia State Patrol pulled over a car traveling over 100 mph on I-95 in Camden County, according to authorities. The driver then ran to the other side of I-95 into a wooded area. The bloodhound team was called in to assist, and K-9 Radar tracked the man off scent from an article the man left behind. Officers heard the man coughing in the thick bushes, then spotted him swimming through a swamp, authorities said. Deputies followed him into the swamp taking him into custody about 200 yards from the woodline.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – An ex-convict was arrested Tuesday evening after firing shots into a car occupied by two people, missing both, and attacking a K-9, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Grayer then pulled out a gun and fired shots into the car. After the shots fired incident in the area of South Nassau Street, according to the Sheriff’s Office, Grayer took off and was pursued by deputies. According to the arrest report, Grayer ran to a home on West 15th Street, and the person who lived there told him to leave. Last month, Grayer was arrested after deputies said he attacked a man in January in a St. Johns County parking lot.

FILE - U.S. Army mobile equipment sits in a field in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. The U.S. keeps about 28,000 troops in South Korea to help deter potential aggression from North Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War. On Monday, the South Korea and U.S militaries kicked off annual military drills that would last for nine days. The big U.S. military presence in South Korea is a symbol of the countries’ alliance but also a source of long-running anti-American sentiments. ___Associated Press writer Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report.

South Korean army K-9 self-propelled howitzers take positions during the annual exercise in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. A South Korean activist said Tuesday hundreds of thousands of leaflets had been launched by balloon across the border with North Korea overnight, after the North repeatedly warned it would retaliate against such actions. AdU.S.-South Korea drills have been a major source of animosities on the peninsula, with North Korea viewing them as invasion rehearsals and responding with its own weapons tests. In January, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged the U.S. to withdraw its hostile policy and South Korea to end drills with the U.S., warning the fate of their relations with North Korea depends on how they behave. The government of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, which facilitated the early part of the U.S.-North Korea talks, has been calling for the diplomacy’s restart and greater inter-Korean ties.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office recently celebrated one of its own before he hung up his official K-9 collar. We couldn’t miss the chance to give K-9 Aries a “paw”t on the back for all his hard work as he heads into retirement. (Courtesy of Putnam County Sheriff's Office)Aries is due for some couch surfing with a little loaded baked potato thievery on the side, the Sheriff’s Office said. Aries is kind of big deal with the kids in Putnam County, the Sheriff’s Office said. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office celebrated K-9 Aries before his retirement.

___HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN’S INAUGURATION:President-elect Joe Biden appeared at a memorial for COVID-19 victims at the Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday evening. ___4:45 p.m.President Donald Trump does not mention his successor, Democrat Joe Biden, by name in his farewell address. A person familiar with Pence’s schedule cited “logistical challenges” in getting from the air base to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremonies on Wednesday. The information was passed from the National Guard Bureau to the D.C. National Guard. ___10:45 a.m.Three new Democratic senators are set to be sworn into office after President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration Wednesday.

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – A 15-year-old was taken into custody Sunday after crashing an SUV into a swimming pool at a home on Eastwind Drive, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday. The 15-year-old driver, who does not have a license, tried to get away on foot, but a deputy and K-9 caught up with him and arrested him, the Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies said the SUV had two teenage passengers inside. No one was injured in the crash, deputies said, but two homeowners had damage from the crash.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Four-legged crime fighters are among the frontline heroes in the Jacksonville community and around the nation, serving and protecting every day. K9s United -- a local nonprofit -- is giving back, offering free training for K-9 officers. Jacksonville police officer Matt Herrera was working with a new K-9 after his partner, Fang, was killed in 2018 during a suspect pursuit. Now, he has a knew K-9 partner named Ghost, and he’s developing another bond. Fang gave me that opportunity to go home to my family and my children that night.”One young officer -- the only female K-9 officer in her department -- traveled some 450 miles for the free opportunity.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A man who was wanted on charges of domestic battery and false imprisonment is now also facing drug charges, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Deptuies were called to a tire shop in DeBary on Friday. A K-9 was brought in to help. Deputies say they found crack cocaine, fentanyl, two handguns and about $3,500 after searching the vehicle. Menefee was also charged with trafficking in fentanyl, trafficking in cocaine, possession of a weapon/ammunition by a convicted felon and possession of drug paraphernalia.

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. The Flagler County Sheriffs Office is asking for the publics help to name a new K-9. The new partner is joining the agency following the retirement of K-9 Valor. He will work alongside his new handler, Deputy Robin Towns, a six-year veteran with the FCSO and newly transferred member to the FCSO K-9 Unit. Deputy Towns will be a great addition to the K-9 Unit and were excited to see him and his new partner become a great team, Sheriff Rick Staly said. Before the new team can get to work, we need to find his K-9 a name!

A police K-9 walks outside the Merrimack County correctional facility, Friday, July 3, 2020 , in Boscowen N.H., where Ghislaine Maxwell was being held after her arrest Thursday at a wooded estate in Bradford, N.H. The British socialite faces charges she helped lure at least three girls one as young as 14 to be sexually abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

A police K-9 walks outside the Merrimack County correctional facility, Friday, July 3, 2020 , in Boscowen N.H., where Ghislaine Maxwell was being held after her arrest Thursday at a wooded estate in Bradford, N.H. The British socialite faces charges she helped lure at least three girls one as young as 14 to be sexually abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

According to Edmund’s arrest reports, officers were called about 10 p.m. Saturday to a carjacking. One man then demanded her keys and both men then got into her Hyundai Tucson and took off, according to police. James Simon told News4Jax that his 18-year-old son had just gotten home from work when two men with handguns approached him in the driveway and then forced him inside their home. With a gun pointed at his family, Simon said, he did everything he could to distract the two men. When they tried to pull the vehicle over, according to police, the Chevrolet crashed and Edmund ran off.

FONTANA, Calif. – A police dog in California took down a suspect after an incredible jump! The K-9 went right through the drivers-side window after Fontana police shot rubber pellets to break it open. 31-year-old Julio Vasquez was wanted for stalking and trying to run over his estranged wife. Officials say he was uncooperative after the chase ended, so that’s when they shot out his window with rubber pellets and the k-9 jumped inside to apprehend him. He will be charged with felony stalking and felony evading.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has introduced a K-9 deputy whose main purpose is to help people who have been traumatized. Bailey, a 2-year-old dog from a shelter in Brevard County, was sworn in Thursday morning as the Sheriff’s Office’s therapy dog. “It gives us an opportunity to engage victims in a way we were never able to before," DeLoach said. “It’s such a relief to see it on a child’s face and the happiness it brings out in them," Reynolds said. The Sheriff’s Office said Bailey was shot before he ended up in a shelter, and there are pellets still inside the dog’s body.

CNNANAHEIM, California (CNN) - An Anaheim police K-9 was attacked by a pit bull Wednesday while taking part in a search for a stabbing suspect, KCAL reported. Daron Wyatt, the incident began just before noon as officers were searching for a stabbing suspect. He eventually came out, but so did a large pit bull, which charged the K-9, prompting an officer to use a Taser gun on the pit bull in order to subdue it. The pit bull was turned over to Orange County Animal Care. The man taken into custody is not believed to be connected to the stabbing, Wyatt said.

ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. - A St. Augustine Beach Police Department K-9 was rewarded after he helped the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office search for drugs tossed from a stolen vehicle, authorities said. After a woman threw Xanax tablets and methamphetamine from a stolen vehicle on U.S. 1 on Tuesday, according to a police report, K-9 Kilo began to search the area for drugs. The police report shows Kilo found an orange pill bottle with tablets and a clear plastic baggie in the grass. Kilo was then rewarded with a Kong toy. In March, News4Jax reported that Kilo was saved thanks to a donated heat sensor.

CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. - The Camden County Sheriff's Office posted adorable "first day of work" photos for its newest K-9, Troger. The Dutch Shepherd/German Shepherd mix was born in Germany and just passed an extremely hard 6-week full patrol K-9 school. Troger is a little over a year old. Today is Deputy Sullivan's first day on patrol with K-9 Troger! Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol in Orlando made a big bust on Tuesday. Troopers said K-9 Piet alerted troopers to 624-pounds of marijuana being smuggled in the back of a U-Haul truck, in Orlando, after a trooper conducted a traffic stop. The street value is over $5.6 million. FHP K-9 Piet alerted to 624 pounds of marijuana being smuggled in the back of a U-Haul truck, in Orlando, after a trooper conducted a traffic stop. The street value is over 5.6 million dollars.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Icemen are asking for your help voting for the team's mascot as the "2018-19 ECHL Mascot of the Year." Fans voted to name the team's new mascot "Fang" last year in honor of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office K-9 which was killed in the line of duty. Jacksonville Icemen's new mascot named in honor of fallen JSO K-9Voting ends Sunday at 8 p.m. Be sure to click on the "Jacksonville Icemen - Fang" video before you vote. We need your help to vote for our beloved Fang for #ECHL Mascot of the Year! Cast your vote here https://t.co/lawOkMiULk pic.twitter.com/7cYoNc1TiD Jacksonville Icemen (@JaxIcemen) July 31, 2019Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

After a suspected serial robber led officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on a chase, K-9 Valor was credited with finally taking the suspect down Thursday evening on Jacksonville's Westside. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

RAIFORD, Fla. – An inmate who walked off a Bradford County work detail Monday night was captured Tuesday by K-9 units who tracked him through the woods and swamp, Sheriff Gordon Smith said. According to the Bradford County Sheriff's Office, Brandon Fain, 30, walked off from work release around 4 p.m. Monday. He is serving a prison sentence in the New River Correctional Institute for drug crimes, weapon offenses and thefts committed in Bay County. Smith said Department of Corrections K-9 units who had been trailing Fain all night spotted him coming out of the woods just north of highway 301 "take a peek" along the road and he gave himself up willingly when they approached him. Smith said Fain is eaten up by mosquitoes and ticks after running through the swamp and woods all night but is otherwise in good health.