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05/10/13 Accreditation is important to police, city

MONROE [NC] — When I interviewed for the police chief’s position in 2006, then City Manager Craig Meadows gave me a list of things that he wanted the police department to accomplish. At the top of the list was to get the police department nationally accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, or CALEA. Read more.

05/07/13 Police Executive Research Forum Announces Two Leadership Awards

At its 2013 Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) presented its highest honor, the Leadership Award, to Charlie Deane, who recently retired as Chief of Police in Prince William County, VA. Chief Deane led the CALEA TRI-ARC awarded Prince William County (VA) Police Department from 1988 until his retirement in September 2012. PERF’s Leadership Award is presented ann

04/11/13 A Look Back at the CALEA Spring 2013 Conference - by PowerDMS™

We recently attended the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA®) spring conference in Charleston, S.C. Their purpose is “to develop professional standards and establish a process that would recognize excellence”. CALEA® was celebrating their 100th conference—quite a milestone.

03/26/13 UB Police earn ‘gold standard’ of law enforcement recognition

BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo Police earned the approval of the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Authorities (CALEA), becoming the only police department in Erie County and one of five in the state to receive national accreditation. Read more.

02/25/13 Corpus Christi Police Department highlighted for doing more with less

CORPUS CHRISTI — The Corpus Christi Police Department was highlighted in a national publication — not for budget cuts it recently faced — but because efficiency has improved despite them.

02/07/13 In safety measure, police officers do paperwork in their cars outside suburban Denver schools

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01/23/13 Chesterfield (MO) Police Chief to head Major Case Squad

Chief Ray Johnson, of the Chesterfield Police Department, was named to serve as chairman of the Greater St. Louis Area Major Case Squad. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was formed in 1965 and has been one of the longest standing collaborations of professional law enforcement agencies in the nation. The Major Case Squad is comprised of approximately 500 highly trained Criminal Homicide Investigators from the 13 county region of the St. Louis metropolitan area, encompassing St. Louis County, St.

01/11/13 AACC Department of Public Safety earns national accreditation

ARNOLD - Anne Arundel Community College’s Department of Public Safety recently gained an accreditation.
The agency became the country's first college or university department with nonsworn officers to get the designation from the new Campus Security Accreditation Program of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Inc., or CALEA. Read more.

12/06/12 MU Police Department Receives Renewal On National Accreditation

COLUMBIA, Mo. –The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA) has awarded the University of Missouri Police Department with the “Accreditation with Excellence” award. This is the fifth time that the department has received accreditation by CALEA and the first time the department has been awarded with the Accreditation with Excellence Award.

“We are extremely proud of the work that our police department does to keep our campus safe,” MU Chancellor Brady Deaton said.

12/05/12 Community members praise police force in accreditation hearing

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) heard from New Bern residents Monday night, as part of the New Bern Police Department’s accreditation by the agency.

This will be the fourth time the New Bern [NC] Police Department has gone through the process. Read more.

11/25/12 Apex Hire Letteney As New Police Chief

He's made his mark - literally and figuratively - on the Southern Pines Police Department, and now Chief John Letteney is off to the Raleigh suburb of Apex [NC] to take the top law enforcement position there.

Letteney, 51, who has more than 30 years in law enforcement, is resigning after seven years in Southern Pines as chief. He replaces Jack Lewis, who announced his retirement after a 37-year career in law enforcement earlier this summer. Read more.

11/01/12 Gov. Christie commends State Police on Sandy rescue efforts

WEST TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie this evening praised the efforts of State Police troopers and other first responders on the ground across New Jersey who have been so busy working around the clock they’ve had little time to talk about what they’ve done. Read more.

10/25/12 Enon appoints new police chief

ENON, OH—A retiring German Twp., Montgomery County, police chief was sworn in as Enon’s new chief Tuesday after council unanimously approved his appointment.

W. Lewis Wilcox, whose last day with the German Twp. police department is today, said he plans to continue several department advances started by interim Chief Stephen Walker, including gaining CALEA accreditation. He will begin his job in Enon on Nov.

10/25/12 Triple crown highlights Shelby County Sheriff's Office accreditations

From the headquarters of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies in Virginia, Dennis Hyater makes his point by asking questions. "Would you go to a nonaccredited college?" asked Hyater, the CALEA regional program manager for states including Tennessee and Mississippi. "I don't think you would." ...

The law enforcement arm of the sheriff's office is accredited by CALEA. The men's and women's jails run by the sheriff's office are accredited by the American Correctional Association's Commission on Accreditation for Corrections.

10/03/12 Ball State Police Department transparent in use of force

MUNCIE — Because it’s accredited, we know how many times the Ball State University police department points firearms, applies the “chicken wing” and threatens to use Taser electroshock weapons.

We also know through accreditation how many black motorists are cited by BSU PD for traffic offenses, how many officers are suspended and why, how many citizens complain and why, and a lot more.

Accreditation is a process designed to strengthen crime prevention, increase community

09/10/12 Madison [CT] police work hard to regain public trust

MADISON, CT — A few years ago, mention of the town’s Police Department was often met with a joke about lobsters or prostitutes.

The jokes referenced high-profile scandals that rocked the department beginning in 2007, including an officer stealing pricey seafood and another mingling with prostitutes.

Now, two years after Chief John “Jack” Drumm took over, the department has cleaned up its image and is working toward accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. or CALEA, a distinction of excellence earned by few departments.

08/19/12 F’ville’s Heaton elected VP of Ga. Association of Police Chiefs

Fayetteville Police Chief Steve Heaton has worked with and been an member of the Georgia Police Chiefs Association (GAPC) for years. He was recently elected as the GAPC 4th Vice President and was sworn in last month. Read more.

08/14/12 Tri-C Campus Police and Security Services is Ohio's first community college to earn full CALEA accreditation

CLEVELAND – The Campus Police and Security Services department at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) has received full accreditation status from The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®). Tri-C is the first community college in Ohio and the only community college in the nation to have the honor. The official announcement came July 21 at a banquet in Scottsdale, Ariz. Read more.

07/31/12 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office aims to renew accreditation

The Lafourche Parish [LA] Sheriff’s Office is attempting to maintain its accredited status and all the benefits that it entails. “It is the smartest investment any agency can make,” Sheriff Craig Webre said. “The true value is that we’re following the established best practices in the country, and it’s a real source of pride.

07/31/12 DOJ Releases New Standards for Lockups: IACP Seeking Feedback

In support of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), the US Department of Justice has recently released standards of care for detainees in local lockups to help prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse in confinement. The IACP is working to help law enforcement leaders with lockups to better understand the PREA standards.

07/26/12 U-M Department of Public Safety re-accredited by CALEA

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The University of Michigan Department of Public Safety was awarded law enforcement re-accreditation as of Aug.

07/25/12 Covington's Cotton named Outstanding Chief of Year

City of Covington [GA] Public Safety Director Stacey Cotton has been named Outstanding Chief of the Year by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. The award was presented Tuesday night at the GACP banquet.

07/12/12 Frederick’s chief of police marks 10 years on the job

If Frederick [MD] Police Chief Kim Dine ran for mayor, he’d win “hands down,” according to former city mayor Jeff Holtzinger. “He’s very popular,” Holtzinger said.

This week marks 10 years since Dine, 59, took the reins as the top cop in Frederick city.

07/09/12 Jax Beach Police Chief announces retirement

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- After more than two decades as the Chief of the Jacksonville Beach Police Department, Chief Bruce A. Thomason has announced his last day will be October 9. Read more.

07/08/12 With Accreditation, Polk State Kenneth C. Thompson Institute of Public Safety Belongs to Elite Group

For five years now, Polk State’s Kenneth C. Thompson Institute of Public Safety has belonged to an elite group of law-enforcement training academies — those that have made meticulous improvements and passed rigorous inspections, all to receive a coveted, internationally recognized accreditation. Read more.

07/04/12 [Broward Co. (FL) Sheriff’s Office] Earns Coveted “Triple Crown” Award From National Sheriff’s Association

The Broward Sheriff’s Office earned the rare Triple Crown award last week at the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) Conference in Nashville.

06/27/12 Coral Gables Police Department receives top accreditation

The Coral Gables Police Department has received the highest level of accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The Gables’ 180-member force received the CALEA Accreditation with Excellence for completing its sixth re-accreditation cycle for having completed 15 years of continuous accreditation from the organization. Read more.

06/21/12 [Shawnee County, KS] Sheriff's office hits accreditation trifecta

Ray Johnson used an analogy to relate the importance of law enforcement agencies excelling in all that they do. It was simple really. If a person is hungry and goes to a restaurant to eat, but they don’t like the service or the food is substandard, they don’t have to go back. That person can next time locate a restaurant with better standards. Johnson, who is a commissioner for the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, said residents within a law enforcement jurisdiction don’t have the option of choice.

06/17/12 Charleston [SC] Tests Predictive Analytics For Crime Prevention

The police department of Charleston, S.C., is testing predictive analytics software from IBM as a way of predetermining where robberies and other crimes are likely to occur, then dispatching officers to those locations as a preventative measure. Read more. >

06/17/12 Metro recruiting classes getting smaller but more diverse

Future officers reporting to the Metro Police Academy in July might not have much in common aside from a presumed desire to protect the public.

06/03/12 911 Center director retires

Rock County [WI] Communications Center Director David Sleeter will retire July 16. Sleeter has been in charge of the Rock County Communications Center for more than 17 years, County Administrator Craig Knutson said in a news release.

06/01/12 Police want to hear from public about performance

The Hermosa Beach [CA] Police Department has started a three-month performance survey to measure the satisfaction of residents and visitors with the services its provides.

The online survey, which was released in mid-May, poses 16 questions about direct experiences with the police department and general perceptions of safety in the city. Read more.

06/01/12 A stellar spring for Public Safety

With spring term coming to an end, it’s hard to believe that we’ve only received one DrexelALERT from Drexel Public Safety in these past nine weeks. That’s right, one — and it was about a faulty bomb threat that ultimately amounted to nothing. Yes, we found ourselves pleasantly surprised, too, but we know that Drexel’s commitment to public safety had to be a big chunk of the reason for the decrease in crime. Read more.

06/01/12 Council Presented SCMPD Certification

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Savannah Mayor-Council were officially presented certification of accreditation for the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department today by the president of the organization that judges professionalism of police departments.

Louis M. Dekmar, president of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., (CALEA) presented the certification at today’s regular meeting.

05/31/12 Oklahoma City police see increase in female recruits

More women in Oklahoma City have taken more interest in the job of a police officer.

05/29/12 Ask a Cop: Why Internal Investigations?

The Fredericksburg [VA] Police Departments answers a question about internal investigations.

05/28/12 City of Mansfield [OH] keeps settlements low

MANSFIELD -- The City of Mansfield is named as a defendant in a large number of lawsuits -- 36 filed in common pleas court since 2008, along with at least seven more in federal court.

But the total for all out-of-court settlements the city agreed to pay during that period was a modest $63,000, according to records obtained earlier this month.

05/21/12 DFW area law enforcement agencies like social networking

ARLINGTON -- When officer Zhivonni McDonnell reported for a shift earlier this year, she was armed with one of the Police Department's newest tools: a smartphone equipped with Twitter.

05/18/12 Naperville [IL] honors retiring police chief

Top athletes have their jerseys retired when they step away. For Naperville’s top cop it will be his badge.

Naperville on Wednesday bid farewell to Chief David Dial who is retiring after 22 years at the helm.

05/13/12 Law enforcement groups detail community involvement for civic club

Floyd County Sheriff Tim Burkhalter told members of the Rome Exchange Club that the sheriff is constitutionally charged with running the jail, serving warrants and protecting the courts.

05/07/12 Sanford, Fla., interim chief knows community policing

City officials in Sanford, Fla., are hoping that their new interim police chief will be able to accomplish for them what he did when he headed the Plymouth Police Department in Michigan. Richard Myers, 57, began work Friday as head of the central Florida police department that has been the focus of national attention and controversy for how it handled the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26. Read more.

05/07/12 Police Chief Riding to Remember the Fallen

Ridgewood [NJ] chief John Ward participating in 2012 Police Unity Tour, riding his bike 300 miles with police officers to honor those killed in the line of duty. Read more.

The Ridgewood Police Department has beed CALEA Law Enforcement Accredited since March 1996.

05/02/12 Retiring the badge: Police Chief Keith Witt leaving Bismarck post

From officer to administrator, Bismarck [ND] Police Chief Kieth Wit has know the full gamut of police work. Read more.

The Bismarck Police Department has been CALEA Law Enforcement Accredited since July 1991.

05/02/12 Sanford, Florida Picks Interim Police Chief

Sanford, Florida, city officials have chosen a former Colorado police chief as an interim replacement for the top cop who stepped aside during the furor over February's killing of an unarmed teen. Richard Myers, the former police chief in Colorado Springs, will take office in Sanford at the end of the week, the city government announced Tuesday.

05/01/12 UTA Police launches Facebook and Twitter pages .

The University of Texas at Arlington has entered the world of social networking. Read more.

04/30/12 Harlingen [TX] police closing in on national accreditation

The Harlingen Police Department is on its way to becoming the first Rio Grande Valley law enforcement agency to be accredited by a nationally recognized law enforcement program.

During the summer of 2011, the City Commission voted to hire HPD’s new chief, Tom Whitten. And one of the first things Whitten did was get HPD enrolled in the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, or CALEA. Read more.

04/26/12 Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong treads his own path

It was July 3 and Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong was at home with his family when he received the phone call every police chief dreads. Officer Timothy Warren had been shot and killed at the DoubleTree Hotel Downtown. Read more.

The Memphis (TN) Police Department has been CALEA Law Enforcement Accredited since July 2007.

04/24/12 Supporters praise Mansfield police at accreditation hearing

The city police department has been able to do more with less. That was the consensus Monday at a public hearing in which residents could offer their opinions about the department. The hearing was part of the department's efforts to retain accreditation, a national recognition of excellence lasting three years. Read more.

04/24/12 MSU police lieutenant graduates from FBI program

When Mississippi State University prepares for major events, university police Lt. Kenneth Rogers relies on his planning, years of experience and other officers' insights to help keep the area safe. Read more.

04/24/12 Accreditation team listens to public comments

A public hearing Monday night at the Law Enforcement Center is just one of the many steps in the reaccreditation process for the Topeka [KS] Police Department.

Two consultants for the Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. arrived in Topeka this weekend to review the department’s policies and procedures, interview staff members, conduct ride alongs with officers and speak with the public. It is part of the Topeka Police Department’s reaccreditation process, which takes place every three years.

04/24/12 [U.S.] Capitol Police Chief Phillip D. Morse to retire

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Phillip D. Morse plans to retire at the end of May after 28 years with the congressional law enforcement agency. Read more.

The United Staes Capitol Police have been CALEA Law Enforcement accredited since November 2002.

04/23/12 Mauldin PD Earn Coveted CALEA Accreditation

In the fall of 2007, the Mauldin Police Department committed itself to seeking accredited status through the Commission. The Chief of Police, M. Bryan Turner, designated Captain Roger Tripp as the Law Enforcement Accreditation Manager for the project. The standards for accreditation impact officer and public safety, address high liability/risk management issues, and generally promote operational efficiency throughout the agency. Read more.

04/23/12 Oversight varies when West Valley [AZ] police officers work off duty

Oversight of work that officers do off the clock varies considerably among Northwest Valley police departments.

04/18/12 Shawnee County (KS) Sheriff Retires

It was a brief moment during a somewhat lengthy news conference. Richard Barta choked up while making his earlier-than-anticipated retirement announcement Tuesday at the Law Enforcement Center. Read more.

04/15/12 Dyersburg Police Dept. reaccredited

After providing over 450 standards that it has met, being subjected to an on-site visit and a lengthy interview process, the Dyersburg Police Department was reaccredited through CALEA for another three-year period on Friday, March 24 at the agency's conference held in Mobile, Ala. Chief Art Heun and Reaccreditation Manager Sgt. Kenny Jowers were informed of the reaccreditation at the conclusion of the conference, ending a long and time-consuming process for the DPD. Read more.

04/14/12 ACSO shooting range welcomes public, enthusiasts

“CALEA is probably the most important program we have going on right now,” he said. “They assess your policies, procedures and facilities — they look at everything to bring you up to the national standard for law enforcement.” Read more.

04/09/12 Handling of 911 calls in metro Denver spurs look at training, policies

In Colorado, just one emergency communications system — the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office dispatch center — has met the tough standards of The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, what Colorado Department of Public Safety spokesman Lance Clem calls "the Rolls Royce of accreditation." Read more.

04/05/12 Cedar Rapids Police Department boosts effort to find minority applicants, with a little sucess

The Police Department here has upped its effort to identify minorities willing to apply and compete for a job as police officer. Read more.

04/05/12 UTPD undergoes reaccreditation process

When the University of Tennessee Police Department went through the process of being accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies in 2009, Interim Chief Debbie Perry said it made UTPD better. Read more.

04/02/12 Former Huntsville [AL] Police Chief leaving with 31 years of memories

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Last Tuesday, Huntsville Police Chief Mark Hudson was busy in his office at the Public Safety Complex on Wheeler Avenue.

There were no reports to fill out, orders to be reviewed or meetings scheduled. Read more.

03/29/12 Accreditation Earns Sheriff's Office Award Of Excellence

After a rigorous review of the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office’s policies, procedures and operations, an independent law enforcement accreditation commission didn’t just give its seal of approval.

It gave its seal of excellence. Read more.

03/27/12 PA Counterdrug Training Center Receives Accreditation with Excellence

The Northeast Counterdrug Training Center, headquartered at Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County, recently received its third accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). Read more.

03/27/12 ADPS receives excellence award for accreditation

It didn't happen overnight, but law enforcement accreditation has become a part of the culture at Aiken Public Safety, and the men and women who work there can now boast an added distinction. Read more.

03/26/12 Wethersfield Police Department Undergoing Routine Review Of Procedures

The police department is getting a checkup by a professional group that judges how well municipal police adhere to standards considered "best practices" in law enforcement. Read more

03/19/12 GIS Technology Offers New Predictive Analysis to Business

Aurora, CO - It isn’t often that managers can look to law enforcement for clues on how to more effectively do their work. But police are delivering an important lesson on the use of geographic information systems (GIS) by utilizing geospatial predictive analysis to find meth labs before criminals establish them. Read more

03/15/12 County Sheriff Sue Rahr to Resign March 31

King County [WA] Sheriff Sue Rahr announced Wednesday that she will officially resign her post effective March 31 and has accepted a leadership position at the state's police academy, according to a press release.
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03/14/12 Taylor Mill Police earn state and international accreditation

In March, the Taylor Mill Police Department received its third five-year Certificate of Accreditation through the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police, and is also one of only two police agencies in the state to hold international accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. More

03/14/12 Villages look at combining police forces

While officials in Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills say they are determined to consolidate the villages’ two police departments, there are considerably more questions than answers about turning that idea into reality. More

03/07/12 Police department honors officers, citizens

Lee’s Summit [MO] Police Department recognized outstanding contributions from its officers and citizens March 5 during its 18th annual awards ceremony. Read More

03/06/12 Accreditation Makes Eatontown Police Efficient

Eatontown (NJ) Police Department runs a tight ship, and now, it have something to prove it. Recently Chief Michael Goldfarb accepted from Borough Council the official certificate of accreditation that his department worked two years to achieve. Read more

02/28/12 Assistant Chief Named for Gainesville (GA) Police

Gainesville (GA) Police Chief Brian Kelly announced Tuesday the promotion of Capt. Paul Sherman as his second in command. Read More

The Gainesville Police Department has been CALEA Law Enforcement Accredited since March 1993.

02/27/12 Police Dept. honored with state and national credits

The Butler [NJ] Police Department was honored last Tuesday by state and county officials for having received both state and national accreditations, which Police Chief Edward Card said now ensures that the department is using the "very best practices" drawn from law-enforcement agencies around the country when serving the borough. Read More

02/24/12 Traffic Accidents Saw 8 Percent Decrease in 2011, Police Say

Barnegat [NJ] police say the number of traffic accidents in the township dropped by 8 percent in 2011, and they’re crediting new stringent guidelines put in place in recent years as part of the department's efforts to gain national accreditation. Read More

02/24/12 Arthur Pierce is new superintendent of Oneida Indian Nation police

Arthur Pierce retired in 2010 as the Oneida Indian Nation’s public safety commissioner after building the nation’s police department into an organization recognized as a top law enforcement agency. A year and a half later, he is back at the department with the new title of superintendent of nation police. Read More

02/23/12 Athens-Clarke officer Gale returns to work after four years

Courtney Gale is back on the job with the Athens-Clarke Police Department — four years, two months and nine days after she nearly died from a brutal stabbing. Read More

02/21/12 What is the 9-1-1 Citizen's Academy?

The 9-1-1 Citizen’s Academy is a training opportunity for persons interested in a public safety dispatching career or community minded people who live or work in King County [WA]. As a CALEA Nationally Accredited Communications Center we strive to improve our relationship with our communities. This academy is designed to meet that goal. Read More

02/16/12 Police Officer’s Guide to Recovered Firearms app from IACP

The Police Officer’s Guide to Recovered Firearms app is designed specifically for law enforcement officers to aid with processing recovered firearms while in the field and can be downloaded for free. Read More

02/16/12 Burlington police, university collaborate for satisfaction survey

Elon University and the City of Burlington (NC) Police Department are teaming up for a triennial citizen satisfaction survey. Elon students in a public administration senior seminar partnered with the police department for the 2009 survey, but this year, Adam Short, public administration and political science lecturer, will be analyzing the data with his policy analysis and program evaluation class. Read More

02/15/12 Police Dept. receives Meritorious Accreditation Status

LOMBARD, Illinois—The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), Inc. confirmed the Lombard Police Department's sixth re-accredited status at a full commission meeting held in November during the national CALEA conference in Colorado. Read More

02/13/12 Police chief's retirement ends Ferdelman family's 87 consecutive years of city service.

Neil Ferdelman's grandfather was a firefighter, and father also a [Hamilton, Ohio] police officer. Read More

02/13/12 DuPage Sheriff sworn in as ISA president

DuPage County Sheriff John E. Zaruba was sworn in as president of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association at a winter training conference in Oak Brook... Read More

02/13/12 DOCJT Graduates 25 Officers from Basic Training

Law enforcement officers from 22 agencies across the state graduated Friday from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training. Read More

02/13/12 Support for Police

To promote law enforcement professionalism, the Shrewsbury Police Department applied and received a check in the amount of $1,000 to support its efforts for reaccreditation with the Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). Read More

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02/08/12 Town of Herndon (VA) Appoints New Chief of Police

Town Manager Art Anselene announced Wednesday that Maggie A. DeBoard would take the helm as Herndon's Chief of Police beginning March 5. Read More

02/08/12 Police Department to kick off recruitment drive

[Warwick, RI] Mayor Scott Avedisian, Police Col. Stephen McCartney and other police officials will kick off the department’s recruitment drive at a press conference tomorrow... Read More

02/08/12 Wilmette Police Department up for re-accreditation

Sometime in March, Wilmette (IL) Police Department officials should learn whether the department has once again won accreditation from an international law enforcement agency that sets professionalism standards for its members. Read More

02/08/12 Wall of weapons gives Memphis police a stark picture of what they face

During roll call at the Memphis Police Department's Old Allen Station, the "gun wall" serves as both motivator and reminder. Read More

02/06/12 Effort seeks to avoid ID errors in criminal cases (NY)

In December 2010, two city men were robbed at gunpoint in separate crimes in northeast Rochester [NY].
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02/05/12 Windsor Locks (CT) Police Commission chooses next police chief

The Windsor Locks Police Department is actively looking to the future with the recent conditional offering of the police chief position to Thomas Fowler, a deputy chief in the Branford Police Department. Read More

02/02/12 Training and exercises among Cherokee County (GA) Sheriff’s Office goals

Sheriff Roger Garrison says the Cherokee County (GA) Sheriff’s Office has a multitude of training programs and exercises on the top of its priority list for the year. Read More

02/02/12 West Des Moines (IA) Police Chief Jack O'Donnell retires after 43 years in law enforcement

Family, friends and colleagues gathered Tuesday afternoon at West Des Moines (IA) City Hall to honor retiring Police Chief Jack O’Donnell. Read More

01/26/12 University Police Mark Accreditation, Life-Saving Efforts

The University of Virginia Police Department marked its accreditation and honored three of its own Thursday during a luncheon at Alumni Hall. Read More

01/25/12 Police seek best-practices endorsement to restore public confidence

In the midst of ongoing controversy, department hopes accreditation would restore public confidence.
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01/24/12 Nominee named for Clarksville (TN) Police Department honor

Agent Will Evans was nominated for Employee of the Quarter by Sgt. Bert Clinard. Read More

01/19/12 Penn's Division of Public Safety ranks first in safety and security in higher education

The [University of Pennsylvania's] DPS has ranked first in safety and security in the higher education sector for the fifth year in a row, according to Security’s “Security 500 list” last November. Read More

01/18/12 Nashville police thwart crime by building trust in neighborhoods

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, a CALEA Law Enforcement Accredited agency since 1994 and a recent CALEA TRI-ARC Excellence Award winner, "... handled the lowest number of murder investigations in 45 years in 2011, and leaders say building better relationships with residents may be a factor". Read More

01/16/12 Lebanon police chief retires after 41 years

When Ken Burns was first approached by a high school friend about applying for a position as a Lebanon police officer, he thought the idea was absurd. Read More

01/12/12 Looking for ways to advertize your next On-site Public Hearing?

See how Phoenix, Arizona Police Department utilizes YouTube to announce its upcoming Public Hearing... Read More

01/11/12 Floyd County Sheriff's Office reveives plaque of accreditation

It was a day of celebration for Floyd County Sheriff Tim Burkhalter and his staff as the department officially received its plaque of accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies at the Floyd County Commission meeting Tuesday. Read More

01/05/12 Two officers recognized for work on WPD’s accreditation

The Wilmington, North Carolina City Council on Tuesday recognized two officers for spearheading efforts to bring the police department into compliance with internationally-recognized standards for delivering public safety services. Read more

01/03/12 Police made progress despite fiscal troubles

Huntington has faced significant budgetary challenges, just like numerous other municipalities around the nation, and the Huntington Police Department has not been exempt. Read more

12/16/11 Personal clashes off duty

A recent news report from Colorado provides a real-life illustration of a little-discussed off-duty problem that a southern police chief spoke about at the IACP’s annual conference last fall. Read More

12/14/11 UConn picks its first female police chief

A longtime Massachusetts police officer who went on to lead two large universities' public safety departments was named Wednesday as the University of Connecticut's next police chief. More

12/14/11 Manchester PD receives reaccreditation, promotes one

Verification by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies is considered one of the top recognitions of a police department's professionalism and excellence. Read More

12/13/11 City Police Preparing to Seek National Accreditation

City police are embarking on a $10,000 quest to receive national accreditation, a distinction designed to increase credibility, reduce exposure to liability and improve the delivery of public safety services. Read More

12/09/11 Jeffrey Blatter Sworn in Monday as Avon Police Captain

Former Bloomfield Police Department captain Jeffrey Blatter was sworn in Monday morning as Avon police captain. Read More...

12/08/11 Arlington Heights Police Receive Top Accreditation Award from CALEA

The Arlington Heights Police Department has been awarded, for its second time, the “Accreditation with Excellence Award,” given by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). Read More...

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