K9 Hero
Maco
Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office — Dinwiddie, VA
Struck by vehicle
Belgian Malinois
Service Record
K9 Profile
Breed
Belgian Malinois
Origin
Czech Republic
Cause
Struck by vehicle
Agency
Department
Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office
Location
Dinwiddie, VA
Incident
K9 Maco was struck and killed by a vehicle on Courthouse Road during a training exercise in the Five Forks Battlefield area of the county.
Maco was off lead when he spotted a herd of deer in the field and began chasing them. He was struck by the car as he chased them across the road.
Maco had served with the Dinwiddie Count Sheriff's Office for one year.
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.