A dog missing in Tampa visited a police station, leading officers to reunite it with its owner.
TAMPA, Fla. —
A Florida police department got an unexpected early-morning visitor.
The Tampa Police Department said on Sept. 30, an unknown dog was at the entrance of its District Two station.
As the dog went around a corner, a Tampa Police Department officer walked outside the station and met the dog.
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The dog followed the officer into the police station.
Tampa Police Department
A dog missing in Tampa visited a police station, leading officers to reunite it with its owner.
The encounter was captured on surveillance video.
At 9:17 a.m., a Tampa Police Department officer went to a home and as he approached a woman, the woman said she was not so good because she lost her dog.
“I have him,” the officer said.
In disbelief, the woman said she was crying during the morning because the dog was missing.
Tampa Police Department
A dog missing in Tampa visited a police station, leading officers to reunite it with its owner.
The officer explained to the woman that before returning the dog, he took it to a veterinarian and had the dog’s microchip examined to get the owner’s information.
The officer then reunited the dog with the woman.
“We had an unexpected K-9 applicant stop by our District Two office on September 30, 2026,” the police department said in a Facebook post on Oct. 7. “This four-legged visitor was ready to join the team, but unfortunately, our K-9 roster is currently full. We made sure our hopeful recruit was safely reunited with his owner instead. He may not have gotten the job, but he definitely stole our hearts.”
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