(La Porte County, IN) - The La Porte County Sheriff’s Office had added another dog to its K-9 unit in the form of Riot, a two-year-old Belgian Malinois,

Deputy Justin Phillips, a more than 16-year member of the department, is the handler of the animal that was received today,  trained in explosives detection, tracking, and apprehension.

Police noted how a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant was secured last year to pay for matters like purchasing and training the dog, as well as the training of a new K-9 handler.

Phillips and the dog are scheduled to attend an upcoming six-week handler course at a kennel in downstate Denver, where Riot was obtained.

Riot will join the other K-9 dogs at the sheriff’s office, Bosco, Miko, and Simba, who were also purchased and trained at the same kennel near Logansport.