WilCo Precinct 1 Constable Office Secures Recognition

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TX — Williamson County Precinct One Constable Vinnie Cherrone’s Office has achieved “Re-Recognition Status” for compliance with the Texas Law Enforcement Agency Best Practices Recognition Program from the Texas Police Chiefs Association, officials announced Tuesday.

Out of more than 2,400 agencies statewide, only 164 are recognized by the Texas Law Enforcement Agency's Best Practices Recognition Program. While this is already an exclusive group, Precinct One Constable’s Office is one of only three constable's offices in the state to have gained this recognition, officials noted, and one of only two to have been recognized for a second time.

“Every employee of the agency can be proud of this accomplishment,” Constable Cherrone said in a prepared statement. “It is only through a team effort we are able to continue to achieve this high level of service.”

The Law Enforcement Recognition Program is a voluntary process where police agencies in Texas prove their compliance with 168 standards for law enforcement best practices. These best practices were developed by Texas law enforcement professionals to assist agencies in the efficient and effective delivery of service, the reduction of risk, and the protection of individual’s rights.

The Precinct 1 Constable’s Office will be recognized at the 2020 Texas Police Chiefs Association annual conference in April, county officials said.

“The TPCA Recognition Program is raising the bar for law enforcement in Texas, and the Williamson County Constable Precinct 1 Office is part of it,” Scott Rubin, chairman of the Texas PCA Recognition Program Committee, said in a prepared statement. “My sincere congratulations on a job well done.”

>>> Top photo: Pct. 1 Constable Vinnie Cherrone accepts the recognition certificate from Max Westbrook (right), director of the Best Practices Recognition Program for the Texas Police Chiefs Association during the Commissioners Court meeting on Feb. 25, 2020.