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The off-duty police officers from the small town of Rocky Mount were in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Now they face federal charges.

CONWAY — The youngest member of the Conway Police Department is already the most fleet of foot on the force at just 16 months old. Summit, a Belgian Malinois, is Conway PD's first K9 since 2004. She is partnered with Patrol Officer Morganne Sterl, who came up with the idea to bring a dog onto the force. Dec. 28 marked the first day the two hit the roads of Conway on patrol. “She gets a normal rotation just like all the other officers," Police Chief Chris Mattei said last Friday. "But she’s on call if we need anything in town. If she’s off-duty, she can get called in."

These officers went into that building, into the line of fire. and not only once they had taken the shooter down, they then tried to revive him and save his life. he did succumb to his injuries onsite there. but it sounds like the two officers, the two detectives that responded and the two officers with k9 unit, they all went in with maximum effort and maximum force, and probably saved many, many more lives. >>. >> reporter: that's what we've been hearing over and over again from local officials as well, whether the police chief or the mayor, they are so thankful for the actions they took, run...

Finally tonight here, rebel reunited. rebel is a rescue dog, adopted three years ago. and kayla blake has been smiling ever since. but last week, there was a fire in their apartment building in harrisonburg, virginia. the dog was home alone when kayla got the devastating call. >> i was a wreck, very hysterical and my first concern was whether or not they were going to be able to get rebel out. >> reporter: firefighters arrived, but it was too dangerous to go upstairs to find rebel. >> the k-9 unit told my parents that there was no way that he would have escaped. >> reporter: two days later, yo...

Over 50 people dedicated for this mission today it's good to see everybody coming together, working toward a common goal, several institutions, okaloosa, walton, century, the ig's canine what we're doing this morning, mass search. our goal is to identify, locate and remove items of contraband, making santa rosa a safer place for the inmates and the staff. >> today's search will cover two housing units and involve officers from santa rosa, three other state prisons, and the state's inspector general's k-9 unit the dogs are trained detect the scents of both drugs and cell phones. >> we've got si...