A 20-year veteran of the North Vernon Police Department was honored Monday night. Police Chief James Webster read a letter of appreciation singing the praises of Det. Nick Megel during last night’s city council meeting.

Webster says that Megel began his law enforcement career in 1992 with the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department. Five years later, he was hired on to the North Vernon Police Department. Megel became a detective in 2016, with a special focus on interviews and drug crimes.