K9 Hero
Rocco
Vernal Police Department — Vernal, UT
Struck by vehicle
Belgian Malinois
Service Record
K9 Profile
Breed
Belgian Malinois
Cause
Struck by vehicle
Agency
Department
Vernal Police Department
Location
Vernal, UT
Incident
K9 Rocco was struck and killed by a vehicle in the area of 4500 South Vernal Avenue at approximately 6:00 am.
K9 Rocco had been let out of the vehicle for a break when he ran across the road and was struck by an oncoming vehicle.
K9 Rocco had served with the Vernal Police Department for five years as a patrol and narcotics detection canine.
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.