Cocoa PD welcomes new K9 'Kyra'
COCOA, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - The Cocoa City Council on Tuesday voted to accept a donated K9 to serve as the Cocoa Police Department’s newest patrol dog.
K9 Kyra is a 2-year-old German Shepherd from Hungary. The Grace Roberti Foundation donated the dog to the police department through its non-profit, Cocoa Community First.
Kyra will be assigned to K9 Officer Brian Delos Santos whose current patrol dog, and K9 Cairo will be retired after more than seven years of service.
Kyra will be trained to serve in patrol, SWAT and drug detection. She joins a team of three other police canines currently serving the city in the department’s K9 Unit. Kyra is the departments first female patrol dog.
Information provided by the Cocoa Police Department.