Sean C. Morgan
The Sweet Home Police Department has a new four-legged member to help in its fight against the illegal drug trade.
Officer Sasha McDonald is training a new police dog to detect heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine.
The dog, Gemma, is a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, McDonald said. She originally came from Holland as a puppy to a kennel in California.
The Oregon State Police purchased Gemma and another dog but didn’t like some of…