Officers Walter Nicholas Fuentes, Christopher Norek, Marvin Deausen, and Kurt Miller were sworn in by Mayor Fred Henry
*Photos by Joseph L. Kuchie

Mayor Henry Also Honors Local Heroes with Proclamations

5/16/18 Council Meeting

By; Joseph L. Kuchie

SOUTH AMBOY – The City of South Amboy swore in four new police officers and recognized additional first responders with proclamations at last week’s city council meeting.

Officers Walter Nicholas Fuentes, Christopher Norek, Marvin Deausen, and Kurt Miller were all sworn in by Mayor Fred Henry in front of a packed house at City Hall filled with family and friends. The four officers have already begun working for the police department and Mayor Henry had nothing but good things to say about each of them.

“We have an incredibly good police department in South Amboy and we’re adding four more officers to it,” Mayor Henry said. “They’ve already been performing their jobs for a number of months and I have had no complaints about any of them and they will continue the traditions of South Amboy Police Department.”

Mayor Henry also presented two proclamations on Wednesday night to local first responders who recently saved the lives of local residents.

The first went to newly sworn in Officer Fuentes and First Assistant Fire Chief Brian Tierney, who on March 29 responded to an emergency at the boat ramp and helped save the life of a man whose car had become emerged in the icy waters. Chief Tierney and Officer Fuentes pulled the man out of his car and pulled him to shore.

“The police and fire department, first aid are always putting their lives on the line, and they never know when the situation going to arise that they are going to have to do something that goes out of the ordinary,” Mayor Henry said. “These two gentlemen did one thing not too long ago to help save a person’s life.”

The second proclamation went to Dennis McQuade and Dane O’Grady, who on March 3 responded to a call at the 200 block of David Street in South Amboy and discovered a 45-year-old victim who had gone into cardiac arrest. McQuade and O’Grady performed CPR until they were able to resuscitate the victim and save her life.

“We are very proud of what [these officers] do in South Amboy and the way they represent the city of South Amboy. It’s incredible the things they do above and beyond what is normal police work.”

Officer Fuentes and First Assistant Fire Chief Brian Tierney receive proclamations from Mayor Henry.

Mayor Henry gives a proclamation to Dennis McQuade (shown) and Dane O’Grady.