Cañon City Police Department’s K9 Officer Duke jumps in river to catch fugitive

Published on July 27, 2017

A wanted fugitive quickly was apprehended Wednesday night after K9 Officer Duke jumped into the Arkansas River to catch him.

According to a news release from the Cañon City Police Department, officers, deputies, detectives and troopers with CCPD, Florence Police Department and the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office were working on an active narcotics investigation in the 300 block of Royal Gorge Boulevard when they came in contact with a known violent offender. Read More