Crime & Safety
Andover Train-Car Crash: 2nd Search Night for Fridley K9
On Monday, K9 Kona was key in police pursuit in Columbia Heights. Kona returned to action Tuesday night to search for the victim of a train-car crash in Andover.
Updated below. Fridley Police K9 teams may see a second night of search duty Tuesday, as authorities assembled resources in Andover to search for the victim of a train-car crash on the Burlington-Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks.
According to the Anoka County emergency scanner, the victim in the crash lives nearby and may have tried to walk home. Searchers divided the area into quadrants and were seeking a fourth police dog to help. Fridley had a dog available, according to the dispatch radio.
The crash site is about 14 miles north of Fridley.
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On Monday night, Fridley police dog Kona was a hero in apprehending a suspect with an outstanding warrant, according to Fridley Lt. Mike Monsrud and a KSTP report.
Update (1 a.m. Wednesday): Twin Cities Incident Page reports that authorities had not found any victims of the Tuesday night train-car crash as of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Update (7 a.m. Wednesday): "A Fridley K-9 (Kona and handler Matt Noren) did assist on the search for the missing person in Andover last night," Monsrud said in an email Wednesday morning—adding that at last report the victim had still not been located.
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