Jennifer Kovach
Police Constable
Guelph Police Service
1986 - 2013
Guelph Police Service
1986 - 2013
Thousands of police officers from across Ontario gathered in Guelph in 2013 to pay tribute to a policewoman killed in the line of duty. Guelph police Const. Jennifer Kovach, 26, was killed when her cruiser crossed the centre line and collided with a Guelph Transit bus. She was responding to another officer’s call for assistance at the time.Guelph’s police chief has described Kovach as a vibrant and dynamic woman who fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a police officer. She was the daughter of Gloria Kovach, a longtime city councillor and former president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. The Police Association of Ontario said the constable made the ultimate sacrifice to keep her community and coworkers safe. “We celebrate her life and her commitment to the community and profession she served,” the association’s president, Dave McFadden, said in a statement.