TOWN OF ULSTER – Police Chief Kyle Berardi welcomed a new police K9 to the Ulster Police Department. The new four-legged cop will begin training later in March.
K9 Cruise, an 18-month-old Belgian Malinois from the Slovak Republic is named after the late Chief Anthony Cruise who died in December of 2016 after losing his battle with cancer. Chief Cruise served the Ulster Police Department with dedication from 1989 until his retirement in 2015.
K9 Cruise is partnered with his handler, Officer Ralph Leiter.