A routine garbage pickup turned heroic when K9 Max alerted his handler, Officer John Mathews, to a suspicious noise in a garbage truck. Trusting his dog’s instincts, Mathews investigated—and found an abandoned baby among the trash.
The infant was alive but in distress and was rushed to the hospital, where doctors credited Max’s alertness with saving the child’s life.
The community has since celebrated both Officer Mathews and Max, highlighting the life-saving instincts and invaluable role of K9 units in unexpected emergencies.
