Daily Gazette
STERLING, Ill. – Officer Brinkley reporting for duty.
The votes are in and the Sterling Police Department’s officer in charge of warmth and fuzziness has a new name and a new home: Brinkley moved into her new digs at the SPD on Monday, and it didn’t take long for her to melt the hearts of the men and women in blue.
The canine cop is the department’s new community comfort dog – and true to her job title, the community helped name her.
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Votes were taken through last week, via the City Hall’s Facebook page, to narrow down a name. The three choices were Brinkley, Henley or Scarlet. Like Lacey, her pooch peer at the Rock Falls Police Department, Brinkley will attend special events and work with community youth and abuse victims.
When police are faced with a tense or trying situation – especially one involving children – people are more likely to open up and relax, which can make an officer’s job much easier and enhance community relations, Mayor Skip Lee said.
Brinkley will partner up with officer Nicole Diehl, who will be dog’s primary caretaker. There’s no word yet on who will drive the squad car when they go out on assignment, but it’s a pretty safe bet that Brinkley’s license won’t buy her much credibility behind the wheel.
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