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St. Augustine Beach police introduce new K-9 for narcotics work and missing-person searches

City of St. Augustine Beach · January 19, 2026
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Mayor Beth Sweeney and Chief Carswell announced the City of St. Augustine Beach Police Department acquired an almost 2-year-old Belgian Malinois trained for narcotics detection and tracking; the handler is in training for about six weeks and the dog was funded largely by Friends of Saint Augustine Beach.

Mayor Beth Sweeney and Chief Carswell announced that the City of St. Augustine Beach Police Department has added a new K-9 to its unit, a nearly two-year-old Belgian Malinois acquired with help from Grassroots K9 and funded largely by the nonprofit Friends of Saint Augustine Beach.

Chief Carswell said the department had been without a K-9 since Kilo, the prior dog, 'passed away' a couple of years ago and the department and…

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