Sean C. Morgan
Sweet Home Police Officer Sasha McDonald’s canine partner has graduated and joined her in patrolling the streets.
Gemma, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, graduated on April 3 after completing 200 hours of training in five weeks. She successfully passed her tests and earned her certification through the Oregon Police Canine Association.
She joined McDonald on patrol on April 9.
Gemma is certified to detect heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, McDonald said.
On April 7,…