www.njcopsmagazine.com ■ JANUARY 2015
IN MEMORIAM
Cliffside Park Special Officer died
doing the job he loved
Cliffside Park Special Police Officer
Stephen Petruzzello was posthumously promoted to the rank of
police officer after being struck by an
SUV on Dec. 27, and succumbed to
his injuries two days later.
“It’s the town’s way of saying, eventually, he would have made it and
become a full-time officer,” said Cliffside Park Police Captain Bart Spinelli
of the Mayor and Council’s decision
that resulted in the presentation of
badge number 133 to Petruzzello’s
parents.
Cliffside Park Police Chief Richard Gaito added: “The tragic
thing is he got to live his dream, but it was only a month that he
did.”
The 22-year-old Cliffside Park resident was only a month into
duty as a part-time special police officer when he was hit by a 62year-old driver while on foot patrol.
Petruzzello devoted his teenage years to police training and
education and was known for the giving character and selfassured spirit that defines a good cop.
Municipal and state flags were flown at half-staff in memory
of the officer. d
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