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NV Twp. Honors Outgoing Police Chief
Matrazzo joined department in 1996
By T.J. Martin
The Tube City Almanac
July 31, 2024
Posted in: North Versailles Twp. News
Retired North Versailles Twp. police Chief James Matrazzo receives congratulations from Allegheny County Councilwoman Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis (left) and state Rep. Brandon Markosek (right). (T.J. Martin photos for Tube City Almanac)
North Versailles Twp. commissioners welcomed a pair of visitors to their July meeting to present citations to the township’s former police chief who retired recently after nearly three decades of service.
James Matrazzo joined the North Versailles Police Department in 1996 and became the township’s chief of police in 2015.
In honor of that service, Matrazzo was presented with a citation from the state House of Representatives by state Rep. Brandon Markosek (D-25th) and one from Allegheny County presented by Councilwoman Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis (D-District 8).
He also received a citation from the state Senate, presented to him by Commissioner Russell Saula, head of the township commissioners’ Police & Public Safety Committee, after state Sen. James Brewster (D-45th) was unable to attend.
Matrazzo has been replaced as chief of police by Norm Locke, who oversees a department of 19 full-time officers including himself.
T.J. Martin is a Trafford-based freelance writer whose work has also appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Irwin Standard Observer.
Originally published July 31, 2024.
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