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Orange County Sheriffs Welcome New K-9 Officer

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. – A new member of the Orange County Sheriff's Office was welcomed to the force and will be helping to keep streets safer. 

Pictured L to R: Lt. Paul Arteta, Sergeant Dustin Palen, K-9 Skip and Sheriff Carl DuBois.

Pictured L to R: Lt. Paul Arteta, Sergeant Dustin Palen, K-9 Skip and Sheriff Carl DuBois.

 Photo Credit: Orange County Sheriff's Office
Sergeant Dustin Palen and Skip.

Sergeant Dustin Palen and Skip.

 Photo Credit: Orange County District Attorney's Office
Joe Jenkins

Skip is a 15-month-old Malinois/Shepherd mix who was born in Hungary. The Sheriff's Office purchased him with funds from a grant via the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, officials said. 

He got the name in memory of former Deputy Sheriff Robert "Skip" Dooley, a former K-9 handler with the sheriff's office. 

Skip and Sergeant Dustin Palen will attend Explosive Detection training this fall and patrol training in the spring of 2018.

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