Chief of Police Jim Kelly and the Auburn Police Department announced that a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will arrive this Sunday to examine all aspects of the Auburn Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operations and support services.

As part of this assessment, Auburn citizens, city and agency employees and other interested persons are encouraged to offer comments about the department’s services and performance at a public information session on Monday, April 27 at 7 p.m. at the City of Auburn’s Criminal Justice Center Building in the Municipal Court, courtroom No. 1 located at 340 East Main St. Additionally, comments can be phoned in on this day between 1-3 p.m. at 253-261-7347.

Comments can be submitted via mail or telephone to CALEA immediately. Send written comments to: The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030-2215 or call 800-368-3757 or 703-352-4225.

ABOUT CALEA ACCREDITATION

The Auburn Police Department has been a CALEA accredited agency since 1997 and must comply with 352 law enforcement standards to maintain its CALEA accredited status.

Once every three years the department’s accreditation compliance is examined by a team of CALEA assessors who are also law enforcement professionals with other CALEA accredited agencies from across the country.

Verification by a team of law enforcement professionals that the Auburn Police Department meets the Commission’s state-of-the-art and national standards is part of a voluntary process to gain this highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence.

The onsite assessment team will consist of professionals from Chesterfield, Mo., Valdosta, Ga., and Littleton, Co.

A copy of the Auburn Police Department Manual of Standards is available for review in the Records Reception area at the Auburn Police Department.