La Paz County Sheriff adds undercover canine through state grant

The La Paz County Sheriff’s Office said last month it received a fully funded undercover canine through a grant administered by the Administration of Courts in partnership with La Paz County Probation. The office said the dog will be assigned to the county narcotics task force and will assist probation as needed.
The sheriff’s office described the program as a pilot that previously ran in Navajo County and said La Paz County is the only sheriff’s office participating from this pilot. No cost to the county was reported on the record; the office said the dog was obtained through the grant partnership.
The announcement came during the county’s public comment period; no formal action or vote was taken by the board related to the canine at the meeting.
The county did not provide the canine’s name, the grant award amount, or an operational timeline during the public remarks.