THE county's police force regularly recruits new members into its ranks, but rarely are they as cute as this latest arrival.
Trainee Police Dog Hulk arrived to handlers at the police dog training unit in Hutton on Thursday morning, ready to start his course in becoming the force's next top police dog.
Officers shared the news of TPD's arrival to their Facebook page, where hundreds of people have given him a warm welcome to the county.
The force's dog training unit is renowned around the country for the work they do, successfully training up to 40 puppies to become qualified police dogs a year.
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