Behind the Badge
La Habra has gained a few new members in its K-9 unit
0Maybe they can’t quite leap tall buildings in a single bound or outrun a speeding bullet the way Superman can. But police K9s can still outrun, out-hear and out-sniff their human partners. La Habra Police have had an active K9 program for over 35 years. At any given time there have been at least two K9s on duty since the 1980s. Today, the La Habra Police Department has two K9s, Pasha and Rita, who, with their handlers, Officer Judy Gonzalez and Officer Travis Nelson take police work and community engagement to the next level. Officer Gonzalez La Habra’s newest K-9 handler and first female…
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