The Westminster Police Department on March 22 introduced its K9, Dragon, to the public at the department’s first ever Coffee with a K9 event at Starbucks on Beach Boulevard. Police K9s for decades have been an invaluable resource for keeping communities and officers safe. These four-legged crime fighters are put into action to help locate and apprehend crime suspects, find missing persons and sniff out narcotics, weapons, and explosives. Westminster Police Officer Steve Booth, Dragon’s handler, came up with the idea for the informal meet-and-greet with Dragon to answer questions the public has regarding K9s. “People always ask what kind…