GARY, Ind. (WLS) — A Gary K9 officer is being held up as a hero after helping find a missing boy Sunday.

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Just after midnight, police received a call that a 12-year-old boy with autism had left his home and was missing.

K9 Officer Fido was called to the scene to assist in tracking and locating the boy.

A short time later, K9 Fido found the boy on the Westside High School field.

The boy was fine and reunited with his family.

“Great job to the responding officers for starting the search and requesting the use of the K9 to complete a lead. Great job by Officer A Malinoff and her K9 partner ‘Fido’ in locating the missing juvenile so quickly,” a Gary PD spokesperson said on social media.