Florida K-9s catch suspects swimming from crashed stolen car with ski masks and fake gun inside: SLCSO

The Brief

  • Four suspects were apprehended after deputies say they crashed a stolen vehicle with a fake gun, stolen gaming consoles and ski masks inside and tried to get away.
  • Florida K-9s captured several of the suspects who tried to swim away.
  • Two of the suspects are reportedly runaway juveniles.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. Florida K-9s took a bite out of crime last week after catching several suspects accused of crashing a stolen car with a fake gun, ski masks and stolen gaming consoles inside who tried to avoid apprehension by swimming across a canal.

The backstory:

According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, deputies located a car that had been stolen out of Brevard County around 10:20 a.m. on October 24, 2025, as it turned onto Holding Road.

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