Newtown Township Police Retain Accreditation Status

NEWTOWN, PA — Newtown Township Police initially attained the accreditation status in May 2013. It must undergo re-accreditation every three years, and it recently learned it will retain its accreditation status.

Newtown’s re-assessment took place in May this year.

On Thursday, August 22, 2019, Newtown Township Police Department received a visit from members of the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Commission, Chairman James Adams and Coordinator Richard Hammond, who presented Chief John L. Hearn with the Department’s certificate.

The department received high praise for their policies, procedures, overall leadership and teamwork, and the phrase, “best of the best,” was mentioned by the assessment team. After the assessment reports were presented to the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Commission for their review the commission unanimously approved the recommendation that Newtown Township Police Department retain their accreditation status.

Hearn is proud of the entire police department and everyone’s positive participation in the process and gave a special acknowledgment to Sgt. Robert Lupinetti, for his strong work ethic as Accreditation Manager.

Benefits of an accredited police department include:

• Establishes a credible framework for evaluating agency practices and procedures
• Reduces agency risk and exposure to lawsuits
• Increases employee input, interaction and confidence in the agency
• Improves law enforcement and community relations
• Extends agency accountability to the public and elected officials
• Encourages problem-solving activities within the agency
• Furnishes a solid foundation for the agency to build upon for further progress