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Kevin Tarsia

Case from Kirkwood, NY dated Jul 04, 2002

Victim Details

Kevin Joseph Tarsia

Male

White / Caucasian

Kirkwood

NY

2002-07-04

36

Kevin

Tarsia

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In the pre-dawn hours of July 4, 2002, the quiet of Grange Hall Park in Kirkwood, New York, was shattered by an act of brutal violence that claimed the life of Broome County Sheriff's Deputy Kevin J. Tarsia. A 36-year-old, male deputy and a 13-year veteran of the force, Tarsia was on patrol when he happened upon a suspicious scene. Three men were in the process of transferring stolen firearms from one vehicle to another, the ill-gotten gains from a recent burglary of a firearms store in Great Be ...
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  • 20 Years Later, Remembering Deputy Kevin Tarsia - WNBF
  • Kevin Joseph Tarsia (1965-2002) - Mémorial Find a Grave
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