The LLCC Police Department will welcome their newest member, Pawfficer Ember, on Nov. 15! Ember is a two-year-old mixed breed rescue trained by SIT Service Dogs in Ava, Ill. She will complete her 1,320 hours of training this week and join LLCC as a therapy and outreach dog. Ember is trained to identify individuals coping with depression, PTSD and emotional trauma, and provides comfort and stress relief using a variety of therapy techniques. Her trainers describe her as incredibly attentive and intelligent and say she has excelled at both service and therapy work.