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Stephen Kovach

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Mar 11, 1984

Victim Details

Stephen M. Kovach

Male

White / Caucasian

Cleveland

OH

1984-03-11

31

Stephen

Kovach

07/09/2026

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Patrolman Stephen M. Kovach, aged 31, was a dedicated officer with the Cleveland Division of Police. On the night of March 11, 1984, he and his partner, Patrolman Dave Rutt, responded to a hit-and-run incident. Unbeknownst to them, the driver they were pursuing had just committed two armed robberies and was driving a stolen car.

As Kovach and Rutt approached the suspect's vehicle, the driver, identified as Charles Jackson Jr., exited the car and opened fire with a .38 caliber handgun. Ru ...
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