K9 Karma fetches crime-sniffing partner, K9 Rico
Maricopa Police Department this morning officially welcomed its newest four-legged team member, K9 Rico, expanding the city’s Paw Patrol to two active service dogs for the first time.
Rico, a Dutch Shepherd mix a little over a year old, joins veteran K9 Karma in helping keep Maricopa one of Arizona’s safest cities. While Karma is trained as a dual-purpose dog in both suspect apprehension and narcotics detection, Rico’s specialty is drug detection. He recently completed his narcotics-detection certification and has already begun accompanying officers on patrol.