California honors former police Chief Rick Encapera

By Matt Petras

For the MV Independent

State Rep. Bud Cook, R-West Pike Run Township, delivered a celebratory certificate to recently retired area Police Chief Rick Encapera at Thursday’s meeting of California Borough Council. 

Encapera, 70, served in the police department for 41 years and spent almost a decade as chief. He also served as an investigator, parole officer and more. 

He officially retired Feb. 15, and the borough transferred his position of chief to Timothy Sheehan. Council also approved Margaret Nunley as a new full-time police officer. 

Cook opened his remarks by quipping that what he gave to Encapera was indeed a citation, but not a bad one. 

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