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OGDEN, Utah  – The Weber County Sheriff’s Office is welcoming a new member to its K-9 team. Meet Midas, a year-and-a half old Fox Red Labrador. Midas is training as an explosive detection dog. “We have a very well rounded K-9 unit that serves the citizens of Weber County,” says Lt. Cortney Ryan of the Weber County Sheriff’s Office. Ryan says Midas is a great addition to the K-9 team which now consists of two dual certified, drug and apprehension dogs, one single purpose narcotics detection, one electronic detection and now an explosive detection dog.

OGDEN, Utah – A previously convicted Ogden man is being held in the Weber County Jail following a shooting on January 19. According to a probable cause statement, 55-year-old Robert Terrazas allegedly “discharged a firearm at least three times at the victim” during an altercation around 12:49 p.m. on Tuesday. The unidentified victim sustained minor injuries to a lower extremity, Ogden Police say. Terrazas allegedly walked away from the scene of the shooting and hid firearms in the gutter under debris and clutter. In 1993, Terrazas was convicted of aggravated burglary, which makes him a category 1 restricted person from…