Today we are going to meet the newest addition to the Fairfield Police Department.

She is a force to be reckoned with.

Have you met Penny?

Fairfield police have named their new K-9 bloodhound Penny after asking the public for help in choosing a name.

Penny will be partnered with Officer Renaldi and trained to assist in tracking missing or lost persons.

The department says when she's older, she'll attend a 7-week academy before becoming fully certified and ready to pick up the scent.