K9 Scout Takes Down Burglary Suspect Who Thought He Could Hide in a Tree in Dixie County - Miamistandard News

K9 Scout Takes Down Burglary Suspect Who Thought He Could Hide in a Tree in Dixie County - Miamistandard News

Dixie County, FL – A Florida burglary suspect attempting to evade authorities was no match for a determined police dog, who sniffed out the fugitive high up in a tree. According to the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office, K9 Scout, a decorated police dog, tracked down Gregory Yates Jr. after he allegedly tried to break into a homeowner’s shed. When law enforcement was called, Yates fled into the woods in an attempt to escape. “The trail led across NE …

Florida culprit evading arrest in tree nabbed by K9 who sniffed out his nefarious scent

Someone barked up the wrong tree. A Florida burglary suspect on the run from authorities was taken down by a determined police dog who sniffed out the culprit’s nefarious scent high above the ground in the canopy of a tree. K9 Scout, a highly decorated pooch, found Gregory Yates Jr. tucked away in the evergreen after the alleged lawbreaker attempted to break into a homeowner’s shed and then fled into the woods when cops were called, according to…