JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A K-9 found a missing teenager with autism sitting alone in the parking lot of a Jacksonville business on April 21, according to body camera footage.
K-9 Ruger and Officer Chris Havens responded to reports of a missing teenager, using the scent from his sock to track him, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
Ruger led Havens and responding patrol officers to the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Ryar Road, JSO said.
According to the sheriff’s office, officers then heard the teenager yelling for help in the parking lot of a business. Officers talked to the teenager before returning him back to his home.
JSO said Ruger earned himself his favorite toy…