Crime & Safety

Chatham Twp. PD Earns Elite Accreditation Ranking

Squad meets 105 standards to receive certificate.

The nearly 20-member Chatham Township Police Department is tasked with keeping the 10,000 residents of their municipality safe.

The officers have done such a great job and conducted their department so well, that on July 16, the squad received accreditation from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.

To receive accreditation, a department must meet 105 standards. According to tapinto.net, more than 470 police departments applied for the certificate, and only 140 earned it, Chatham Township being one.

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