FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Florida K-9s took a bite out of crime last week after catching several suspects accused of crashing a stolen car with a fake gun, ski masks and stolen gaming consoles inside who tried to avoid apprehension by swimming across a canal.

The backstory:

According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, deputies located a car that had been stolen out of Brevard County around 10:20 a.m. on October 24, 2025, as it turned onto Holding Road.

A deputy said when he tried to pull over the vehicle as it approached a dead end, the suspect driver abruptly left the roadway, crashing into the canal bank brush.

Investigators said four people inside the vehicle got out immediately and ran away.

Deputies subsequently recovered a replica Sig P365 handgun/airsoft pistol, multiple s

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