JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. \u2013 A 63-year-old Ponte Vedra Beach man was arrested Friday after police said he drove off in a marked Jacksonville Beach Police Department K-9 patrol truck that had been parked in the department\u2019s secured back lot.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville Beach police reviewed surveillance footage that showed the man arrive at the station about 8:06 p.m., enter the secured rear lot through an open gate and get into a marked 2021 Ford F-150 patrol truck containing a department K-9, police said. <\/p>\n
The footage shows him leave the rear lot, return to the department\u2019s front parking area and park for about 13 minutes before driving away.<\/p>\n
Officers located the truck and conducted a traffic stop about 8:32 p.m. at 1 9th Street South, taking the man into custody without incident, the report said. Police said department-issued firearms were in the vehicle when it was taken.<\/p>\n
The department\u2019s K-9, Furyk, a Belgian Malinois valued at about $15,000, was recovered, along with the patrol truck, which police estimated at roughly $40,000, according to the report.<\/p>\n
After being read his Miranda rights, the man acknowledged he had trespassed on police property and taken the vehicle, the arrest report said. <\/p>\n
Police noted signs of intoxication and listed cocaine as a drug of abuse in the report; investigators also said the man\u2019s daughter had recently reported a concerning decline in his mental condition.<\/p>\n
He was booked into the county jail on charges that include burglary of a conveyance while armed, theft of a motor vehicle, grand theft and trespassing on posted law-enforcement property, according to police<\/p>\n
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