From parking lot pup to hometown hero – meet Knox, the Brown County Sheriff’s Department’s four-legged lifesaver.

From Stray Pup to K9 Hero

Just over a year ago, Knox was a scrappy stray, surviving in a truck stop parking lot near Shelbyville by snagging chicken nuggets tossed from car windows. Fast forward to today, and this once-hungry pup is now a celebrated K9 officer who just helped save two missing kids in the Hoosier National Forest .

A Life-Saving Mission in the Hoosier National Forest

On Sunday, Knox put his incredible nose to work after two 11-year-olds got separated from their mother near Sundance Lake. While officers searched the area, it was Knox who picked up the scent and led rescuers nearly 550 yards through the dense woods – straight to the children. Thanks to hi

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