After going missing for more than 12 hours, a rookie member of the Fremont Police Department may find himself in the doghouse.
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The dog – named Niko – escaped from his secure yard in San Jose’s Willow Glen area between 10 p.m. and midnight Saturday, police said.
A little before noon, Fremont Police announced that Niko had been found safe in the Guadalupe River creek bed near Almaden Road and Branham Lane. He was wearing a metal collar but no name tag. Our media partners at the San Jose Mercury News report the 16-month-old puppy escaped from its owner’s yard in San Jose by digging under a fence.
San Jose and Fremont police officers as well as Santa Clara police search-and-rescue crews participated in the search for the black-and-tan German Shepherd.
Having spent only a few weeks with Fremont police, Niko is the department’s newest police dog.
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Police didn’t say when Niko would return to work. Police did not say when he would resume his duties.
