A NEW OFFICER, WITH 4 PAWS, HAS JOINED THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. THE NEW K-9 IS TRAINED FOR PATROL AND NARCOTICS DETECTION. ARI, WHO IS A 2 YEAR-OLD MALE GERMAN SHEPHARD-BELGIAN MALINOIS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC, IS PARTNERED WITH SHERIFF’S DEPUTY DOUG SMITH.