Georgia K-9 tracks down suspect who was hiding in creek, deputies say

BANKS COUNTY, Ga. — A Banks County K-9 is being credited with tracking down a woman who fled from deputies.

The K-9, Becka, responded to a call to assist Franklin County in locating a woman who had fled from her car after she was involved in a police chase with deputies.

Becka was able to locate the woman because a deputy collected ‘a scent article’ from a piece of clothing the woman had dropped on the Interstate, which led the dog to find the woman hiding in a small creek in the woods.

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The woman was about 200 yards away from the scene. Deputies said it took Becka 15 minutes to find the unidentified suspect.

After arriving on the scene, Dep. Pressley collected a scent article from clothes the suspect had dropped on the shoulder of I-85.

Deputies could see the blue lights at the scene from where the suspect was hiding.

It took about 15 minutes for Becka to find the suspect, according to deputies.

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“Pressley and K9 Becka did a great job of utilizing their advanced K9 trailing skills to find the suspect fast in a mix of hard surface and wooded environments,” Scent Evidence K9 CEO Paul Coley said.

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