Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Kenneth Berlin was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Memorial Highway and Cypress Street. He was returning to headquarters from an undercover assignment when vehicle collided with a reinforcing rod near a construction site. Detective Berlin had served with the Tampa Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Berlin gave the Tampa Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tampa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Berlin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Kenneth D. Berlin Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force (1963â1967) before joining law enforcement.
Detective Kenneth D. Berlin Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Tampa Police Department, 8 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth D. Berlin Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth D. Berlin Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth D. Berlin Jr. is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Military Service
Kenneth D. Berlin Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force (1963–1967) before joining law enforcement.
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