Meet Clarkstown's Newest K-9

CLARKSTOWN, NY — The Clarkstown Police Department has a new member. She's named Yara.

In honor of National Women’s Month, department officials asked some female officers and support staff to help them introduce Yara, the force's first female K9.

She's a 16-month-old German Shepherd mix (Shepinois) imported from Slovakia.

Yara is looking forward to her upcoming training with her partner, Officer Robert Reilly. They will be training in the discipline of Explosive Ordnance Detection, which makes Yara a “Bomb Dog.”

We wish them good luck in their training and look forward to having them protecting the residents of Clarkstown, said Public Information Officer Norman Peters.