A dog that was found malnourished and tied to a lamppost has completed her training with the police.
Police Dog Cleo was close to being put to sleep when she was rescued from her ordeal last year.
She has since recovered, completed her police dog training and is now protecting the streets of Cambridgeshire with her proud handler PC Becky Clark.
Cleo was among six new recruits to pass out.
The others were PDs Boz, Obi, Armour, Zeus and Kylo.
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The force’s Dog Unit is a combination of trained police dogs and their handlers from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.
They can be called upon to deal with a range of situations, from searching for a missing person to tracking down criminals.
The Dog Unit provides 24/7 support across the three counties.
According to the Cambridgeshire Police website, there are 30 handlers and more than 40 dogs.
The dogs are recruited from various sources, but the force says the majority have been donated by the public.
They are usually aged between one and two years old and German Shepherds, Springer Spaniels and Labradors.
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