Man, 63, accused of stealing Jacksonville Beach Police K-9 truck from secured lot, with dog, weapons inside

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’s secured back lot.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. The footage shows him leave the rear lot, return to the department’s front parking area and park for about 13 minutes before driving away.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.The department’s 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,