Nicholas A. Amicucci Sr., 41, of Garwood, an 11-year veteran of the Cranford Police Department, died Thursday at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Plainfield, he lived most of his life in Garwood.
He was an officer in the Cranford Police Department for the past 11 years and previously served as a Garwood police officer for five years.
"Nick was a quiet professional who never complained and always got the job done," said Cranford Police Chief Harry Wilde. "The community is going to miss him, the Police Department is going to miss him, and I'm going to miss him."
Wilde recalls going on a house burglary call with Patrolman Amicucci several years ago in which the two searched a house from top to bottom without finding a suspect.
After 45 minutes, Wilde said, Patrolman Amicucci found the suspect hiding in a remote corner of the basement, in which it seemed impossible for a person to fit. "He [Patrolman Amicucci] came out beaming ear to ear," the chief said.
Wilde said Patrolman Amicucci, who had been out sick for 2 1/2 weeks, was scheduled to receive an award tonight for spotting a structural defect in a building that could have caused the structure to collapse onto South Avenue. Wilde said the award will be given to the officer's family at a later date.
Lt. William O'Donnell said Patrolman Amicucci also had received several department life-saving awards, including one for preventing a person from jumping off a bridge onto the Garden State Parkway in 1986, and another for going into a burning house on Willow Street in Garwood in 1989 to get the family out. He was off duty at the time of the blaze.
Patrolman Amicucci also received awards for saving a heart attack victim by using cardiopulmonary resuscitation and arresting a burglary suspect at the industrial park. The suspect had been involved in other burglaries.
"He was the kind of officer we were all proud of," said Capt. Jack Hicks.
Patrolman Amicucci was a member of Cranford PBA Local 52 and the Garwood First Aid Squad.
He was member of the New Jersey Society of Commerical Photographers and served as the Cranford Police Department photographer.
He was also member of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society of New Jersey and the National Rifle Association.
Surviving are his wife Deborah Jones Amicucci, a son, Nicholas Jr., and a daughter, Lauren, both at home; his parents, Nicholas and Maria Amicucci of Garwood; and a sister, Valerie Amicucci of Garwood.
Published in Home News Tribune by Suzanne C. Russell
Born in Plainfield, he lived most of his life in Garwood.
He was an officer in the Cranford Police Department for the past 11 years and previously served as a Garwood police officer for five years.
"Nick was a quiet professional who never complained and always got the job done," said Cranford Police Chief Harry Wilde. "The community is going to miss him, the Police Department is going to miss him, and I'm going to miss him."
Wilde recalls going on a house burglary call with Patrolman Amicucci several years ago in which the two searched a house from top to bottom without finding a suspect.
After 45 minutes, Wilde said, Patrolman Amicucci found the suspect hiding in a remote corner of the basement, in which it seemed impossible for a person to fit. "He [Patrolman Amicucci] came out beaming ear to ear," the chief said.
Wilde said Patrolman Amicucci, who had been out sick for 2 1/2 weeks, was scheduled to receive an award tonight for spotting a structural defect in a building that could have caused the structure to collapse onto South Avenue. Wilde said the award will be given to the officer's family at a later date.
Lt. William O'Donnell said Patrolman Amicucci also had received several department life-saving awards, including one for preventing a person from jumping off a bridge onto the Garden State Parkway in 1986, and another for going into a burning house on Willow Street in Garwood in 1989 to get the family out. He was off duty at the time of the blaze.
Patrolman Amicucci also received awards for saving a heart attack victim by using cardiopulmonary resuscitation and arresting a burglary suspect at the industrial park. The suspect had been involved in other burglaries.
"He was the kind of officer we were all proud of," said Capt. Jack Hicks.
Patrolman Amicucci was a member of Cranford PBA Local 52 and the Garwood First Aid Squad.
He was member of the New Jersey Society of Commerical Photographers and served as the Cranford Police Department photographer.
He was also member of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society of New Jersey and the National Rifle Association.
Surviving are his wife Deborah Jones Amicucci, a son, Nicholas Jr., and a daughter, Lauren, both at home; his parents, Nicholas and Maria Amicucci of Garwood; and a sister, Valerie Amicucci of Garwood.
Published in Home News Tribune by Suzanne C. Russell
Nicholas A. Amicucci Sr., 41, of Garwood, an 11-year veteran of the Cranford Police Department, died Thursday at Overlook Hospital in Summit.
Born in Plainfield, he lived most of his life in Garwood.
He was an officer in the Cranford Police Department for the past 11 years and previously served as a Garwood police officer for five years.
"Nick was a quiet professional who never complained and always got the job done," said Cranford Police Chief Harry Wilde. "The community is going to miss him, the Police Department is going to miss him, and I'm going to miss him."
Wilde recalls going on a house burglary call with Patrolman Amicucci several years ago in which the two searched a house from top to bottom without finding a suspect.
After 45 minutes, Wilde said, Patrolman Amicucci found the suspect hiding in a remote corner of the basement, in which it seemed impossible for a person to fit. "He [Patrolman Amicucci] came out beaming ear to ear," the chief said.
Wilde said Patrolman Amicucci, who had been out sick for 2 1/2 weeks, was scheduled to receive an award tonight for spotting a structural defect in a building that could have caused the structure to collapse onto South Avenue. Wilde said the award will be given to the officer's family at a later date.
Lt. William O'Donnell said Patrolman Amicucci also had received several department life-saving awards, including one for preventing a person from jumping off a bridge onto the Garden State Parkway in 1986, and another for going into a burning house on Willow Street in Garwood in 1989 to get the family out. He was off duty at the time of the blaze.
Patrolman Amicucci also received awards for saving a heart attack victim by using cardiopulmonary resuscitation and arresting a burglary suspect at the industrial park. The suspect had been involved in other burglaries.
"He was the kind of officer we were all proud of," said Capt. Jack Hicks.
Patrolman Amicucci was a member of Cranford PBA Local 52 and the Garwood First Aid Squad.
He was member of the New Jersey Society of Commerical Photographers and served as the Cranford Police Department photographer.
He was also member of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society of New Jersey and the National Rifle Association.
Surviving are his wife Deborah Jones Amicucci, a son, Nicholas Jr., and a daughter, Lauren, both at home; his parents, Nicholas and Maria Amicucci of Garwood; and a sister, Valerie Amicucci of Garwood.
Published in Home News Tribune by Suzanne C. Russell
Born in Plainfield, he lived most of his life in Garwood.
He was an officer in the Cranford Police Department for the past 11 years and previously served as a Garwood police officer for five years.
"Nick was a quiet professional who never complained and always got the job done," said Cranford Police Chief Harry Wilde. "The community is going to miss him, the Police Department is going to miss him, and I'm going to miss him."
Wilde recalls going on a house burglary call with Patrolman Amicucci several years ago in which the two searched a house from top to bottom without finding a suspect.
After 45 minutes, Wilde said, Patrolman Amicucci found the suspect hiding in a remote corner of the basement, in which it seemed impossible for a person to fit. "He [Patrolman Amicucci] came out beaming ear to ear," the chief said.
Wilde said Patrolman Amicucci, who had been out sick for 2 1/2 weeks, was scheduled to receive an award tonight for spotting a structural defect in a building that could have caused the structure to collapse onto South Avenue. Wilde said the award will be given to the officer's family at a later date.
Lt. William O'Donnell said Patrolman Amicucci also had received several department life-saving awards, including one for preventing a person from jumping off a bridge onto the Garden State Parkway in 1986, and another for going into a burning house on Willow Street in Garwood in 1989 to get the family out. He was off duty at the time of the blaze.
Patrolman Amicucci also received awards for saving a heart attack victim by using cardiopulmonary resuscitation and arresting a burglary suspect at the industrial park. The suspect had been involved in other burglaries.
"He was the kind of officer we were all proud of," said Capt. Jack Hicks.
Patrolman Amicucci was a member of Cranford PBA Local 52 and the Garwood First Aid Squad.
He was member of the New Jersey Society of Commerical Photographers and served as the Cranford Police Department photographer.
He was also member of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society of New Jersey and the National Rifle Association.
Surviving are his wife Deborah Jones Amicucci, a son, Nicholas Jr., and a daughter, Lauren, both at home; his parents, Nicholas and Maria Amicucci of Garwood; and a sister, Valerie Amicucci of Garwood.
Published in Home News Tribune by Suzanne C. Russell
