Search Continues For Hamilton Township Man Last Seen At Mercer County College

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ — Police are still searching for a Notre Dame High School alum who was first reported missing last week. Nicholas Pratico, 18, of Hamilton Township, was reported missing by a family member at about 10 p.m. on Sept. 20. He was last seen at about 3 p.m. that same day at Mercer County College.

He is 6’1,” 155 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. His images are attached to this post. He was not operating any known car at the time he was reported missing. Police believe he may have been headed for the New York City area, specifically Times Square or the New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts at 39 West 19th Street.

Last week friends and family gathered at Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville for a prayer service for Pratico. A “Find Nick Pratico” Facebook page has also been established. In addition to the prayer service members of the group have gotten together to go out looking for Pratico in the township and in the areas in which he was last seen.

Anyone with any information regarding the missing person is asked to contact the Hamilton Police Division at 609-581-4000 or Detective Frank Burger of the Hamilton Police Division’s Criminal Investigations Section at 609-581-4010.

Attached images of Nicholas Pratico were previously provided by the West Windsor Police Department