Carlsbad K9 officer gets protective vest

One Carlsbad Police Department officer is safer, thanks to a new bulletproof vest designed for her four-legged build.

The Downtown Lions Club in the southern New Mexico city spent more than $800 for the vest for police dog Aresta.

The club presented it Tuesday to the K-9 officer, who gave a bark of gratitude after a prompt from her partner, police Cpl. David Whitzel.

Carlsbad residents and businesses donated money in 2006 to purchase police dogs.

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