K9 Hero
Major
Orange Police Department — Orange, CT
Struck by vehicle
Unknown Breed
Service Record
End of Watch
July 19, 2014
The Vigil
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Age
2 years
Gender
Male
Weapon
Automobile; Commercial
K9 Profile
Breed
Unknown Breed
Cause
Struck by vehicle
Agency
Department
Orange Police Department
Location
Orange, CT
Incident
K9 Major was struck and killed by a commercial vehicle as his handler assisted a disabled motorist on Route 34, near Sodom Lane.
Major had graduated from the Connecticut State Police 166th Patrol Dog Class one month prior to being struck.
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.