The Coos Bay Police Department (CBPD) recently welcomed Arco, a 16-month-old Belgian Malinois patrol K9, thanks to generous donations from members of our community.  Arco joins CBPD after being purchased from Alabama Canine and spending an initial period with a trainer who specializes in police K9 training. Arco and his partner, Officer Ryan Scoville, will be attending a 6-week OPCA handler course together to complete their training and achieve their patrol team certification.  The addition of K9 Arco, whose purchase and training total approximately $28,000, would not have been possible without these generous donations from our community:  • Myrtle Veterinary Hospital - $5,000; • Gib’s RV Superstore - $2,000; • NAPA Auto Parts - $1,500; • Porter’s RV - $1,000; • Cutting & Cutting - $1,000; • Pahl’s Family Dentistry - $1,000; • Fisher Dental - $1,000; • Coos Bay Toyota - $1,000; • Mast Brothers Towing - $1,000; • First Community Credit Union - $500; • Bassett Hyland Energy Company - $500; • South Coast Family Dentistry - $500; • Professional Reforestation - $500; • Farr’s True Value - $300; • Modern Floors - $300; • Larry Reiber CPA - $300; • Pacific Properties - $250; • Harry Ritchies Jewelers - $250; • Y Marina - $250; • McKay’s Market - $250; • Scott Lefevre - $200; • Whitt Industries - $200; • American Market - $200; • Mindy Markle - $100; • Nick Edwards F/V Carter Jon - $100; • Ronald Boise - $100.  K9 Arco and his handler are an exciting addition to the existing CBPD K9 team consisting of Officer Smith, Officer Nolan Scoville, patrol K9 Mika, and narcotic detection K9 Ben.