The Stillwater Police Department has a new K-9 officer named Yari.

K-9 Yari and his handler, Officer Knox, completed 368 hours of training at the Houston K-9 Academy in Houston, Texas.

Yari was given an award for "Top Dog" in his class.

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Yari and Officer Knox will primarily work patrol during the evening hours.

Yari is a Belgian Malinois and is 20 months old. Yari is originally from Holland.

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Stillwater police said K9s4cops.org completely funded the effort.

"Yari will be a major asset to not only the Stillwater Police Department, but the citizens of Stillwater," Stillwater police wrote on Facebook.

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