Brothers and Sisters

April 12th, 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the in the line of duty death of 25 year old Milford Connecticut Police Officer Daniel “Danny” Scott Wasson. On Sunday April 12th, 1987 Milford Police Officer Daniel Wasson was on patrol with his K-9 partner “General”. During the early morning hours Officer Wasson radioed dispatch that he was conducting a motor vehicle stop on the Boston Post Road near the Orange Town line. During the course of the motor vehicle stop Officer Wasson was fatally shot by the vehicle’s operator. Officer Wasson was found at 02:45 hours lying on the side of the road with a single gunshot wound to the chest from a .44 magnum. Officer Wasson was pronounced dead at Yale New Haven Hospital shortly after 03:00 hours.

In conjunction with the anniversary the Milford Police Department will be hosting the United States Police Canine Association Region 7 Police Dog 1 field trials on April 13th, 14th, & 15th.

To register go to www.uspca7.org then click on registration. There are no fees for Region 7 members. For non Region 7 members the fee is $40. Registration should be completed prior to April 10TH.

A block of rooms have been secured for a reduced rate of $69 a night using the code USPCA at the Fairfield Inn 111 Schoolhouse Rd Milford, CT 203-877-8588.

We have 15 hotels and motels in Milford, however I can only recommend the Hampton Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, Hyatt Place, & Springhill Suites as alternatives.

For any other information or assistance feel free to contact Officer Matt Lima at [email protected]

For alternate means of transportation for competitors who have family coming to the trial, Wasson field is only approximately 300 yards north of the Milford train station. Also if coming from Long Island the Port Jefferson Ferry can be taken to Bridgeport and then take the train from there to Milford.

Below is the tentative schedule of events.

FRIDAY 13TH

09:00 Practice Fields Open

18:00 Practice Fields Close

18:00 Judges Meeting Starts 18:00 Competitors Check In

19:00 Competitors Meeting Starts

19:30 Food Served At Meeting

20:00 Hospitality At “Citrus Restaurant”

SATURDAY 14TH

08:00 Group A Obedience Group B Agility

10:00 Group A Agility Group B Obedience

12:00 Lunch Break

12:30 Group A Article Search Group B Box Search

14:30 Group A Box Search Group B Article Search

17:30 Competitors line up for parade at hotel

17:45 Parade steps off

18:00 Public Demonstration

19:00 Dinner sponsored by the Milford P.B.A.

20:00 Hospitality at “Stonebridge Restaurant”

SUNDAY 15TH

08:00 Criminal Apprehension

12:00 Lunch Break

12:30 Handler Protection with Gun Fire

14:30 Awards Banquet & Certifications sponsored by the Milford Police Union Below are the locations for each event.

The Obedience, Agility, Boxes, & Apprehension fields are located at the Daniel S. Wasson field, 75 West Main St on the corner of West Main St & Constitution Dr.

The Article field is located at the West River Cemetery, 420 West River St.

The Judges Meeting, Competitors Check In, & Competitors Meeting will be located in the Parsons Government Center, 70 West River St in Meeting Room A / Dressing Room on the second floor. The building is right next to Wasson field. The entrance to where the meeting will be held is on the same side of the building as Wasson field and behind the Auditorium.

Citrus, 56 Broad St in the Armory Square parking lot and behind Archie Moore’s.

Stonebridge Restaurant, 50 Daniel St

The Public Demonstration is at Foran High School, 80 Foran Rd

The Banquet will be held at the Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Dr