Lt. Krystal Pronske is the latest addition to the Lathrop Police Department.

She was welcomed aboard Wednesday via social media.

Pronske spent 15 years at the Atherton Police Department, serving as a sergeant and overseeing the K-9 Unit.

She was a defensive tactics and arrest/control instructor along with a field training officer.

Part of her duties also included the crisis negotiation team and working as a recruit training officer for class SB159.

In addition, she has a Master's degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Boston University, a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice from Cal State Hayward, and completed the Sherman Block Leadership Institute Class 508.