Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office welcomes new K9

UMATILLA, Ore.-- The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office has a new 4-legged Deputy.

Earlier this month, K-9 Deputy “Skoty” (pronounced Scotty) and his handler, Deputy Cody Marcum graduated from a 5-week training course at Shallow Creek Kennels in Sharpsville, Penn.

Skoty is an 18-month old male, Belgian Malinois from the Czech Republic.

He is trained in tracking, apprehension, narcotics detection, and received national certification through the North American Police Work Dog Association.