Enfield Police Department Seeking Re-Accreditation

ENFIELD, CT - The Enfield Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve accreditation by verifying it meets professional standards.

Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services.

As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session on Tuesday, June 7 at 7 p.m. The session will be conducted in the Enfield Room at the Enfield Town Hall, 820 Enfield Street.

Agency employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling (860) 763-8979 on Tuesday, June 7 between the hours of 2 and 4 p.m. Comments will be taken by the Assessment Team.

Telephone comments, as well as appearances at the public information session, are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency's ability to comply with CALEA standards. A copy of the standards is available at the Enfield Police Department. Local contact is Officer Thomas Pyrcz at (860) 763-8945.

Persons wishing to offer written comments about the Enfield Police Department's ability to meet the standards for re-accreditation are requested to write: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), 113575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320, Gainesville, Virginia 20155.