Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer James Cucia was shot and killed while he was attempting to arrest four suspects who were posing as federal agents selling Liberty Bonds. The suspects were also in the process of robbing a local rooming house when the shooting took place. Officer Cucia was able to return fire killing one of the suspects.
The other three suspects caught a train to Youngstown, Ohio, where they shot it out with police who cornered them in an alley. One suspect was killed. The other two escaped.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Cucia served with the New Castle Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New Castle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Cucia.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrol Officer James Cucia is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 47.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New Castle Police Department, 4 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Cucia's cause is highlighted.
How James Cucia Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Cucia is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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