Courtesy Metropolitan Police Department.

The Metropolitan Police Department has been paying attention to what you like, dear Internet reader. With you in mind, D.C. police released photos of Chief Cathy Lanier greeting Sam, the force’s new bloodhound, to MPD listservs.

Chief Lanier greets the newest member of the Force, Sam. Sam is a bloodhound and is trained to track human scent. While we have several dogs that are trained to conduct human tracks, this dog’s sole purpose is to track people – even over long distances. This will be especially helpful when looking for missing persons.

Courtesy Metropolitan Police Department.