Allegheny County Sheriff's K-9 honored for finding missing person with dementia 2 miles from nursing facility
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Allegheny County Sheriff's Office K-9 Ranger received some recognition this week after authorities said he helped locate a person with dementia who was more than 2 miles from a nursing facility.
Ranger and his handler, Deputy Jeff Belback, received a certificate of recognition from District Judge Matt Rudzki of Sharpsburg in October for their “outstanding work.”
On Oct. 9, the sheriff's office said O'Hara Township police asked Belback and K-9 Ranger for help finding a 65-year-old with dementia who wandered out of a nursing facility on Harts Run Road be.
When they arrived at the scene, Belback used a blanket from the care facility, which allowed Ranger to detect the smell. Ranger was able to track the missing patient from Harts Run Road to Dorseyville Road and then to Glen David Drive, about 2.4 miles from the nursing facility, the sheriff's office said.
The patient was found uninjured and returned to the nursing facility.
Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus and our staff would like to thank District Judge Matt Rudzki of Sharpsburg for inviting us to his…
Posted by the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, November 26, 2024
“Just another example of why K9 Ranger is the best bloodhound in the commonwealth,” the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook.
K-9 Ranger returned to work in August after treatment for oral melanoma. Ranger was sent to Virginia for several months of specialized treatments, including surgery and electrochemotherapy. Since returning to work he hasn't missed a thing, help track down a man accused of robbing a bank less than two weeks after his return.
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