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Good boy, Ruger! A hero police pup followed his nose to find a missing autistic teen in a Florida parking lot, leading police straight to the rescue.

The high-stakes hunt kicked off on April 21 after the terrified youngster vanished from his home, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

That’s when K-9 Ruger and his partner , Officer Chris Havens, swooped in to save the day. The four-legged officer smelled the missing teen’s sock and began his search, police said.

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K-9 Ruger with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office helped locate a missing teenager with autism on April 21, 2026.…