The Washington Township Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of its program to achieve accreditation by verifying that it meets recognized professional best practices. Administered by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with best practice standards in five basic areas: the administrative function, the personnel function, the operations function, the investigative function, and the arrestee/detainee function.

Agency employees and the public are invited to offer comments by calling 908-876-3232, at voice prompt select option #1, at second voice prompt enter extension #1341 on Monday July 11, 2022, between 9 AM and 11 AM. Comments will be taken by the Assessment Team.  Email comments can be sent to the police department at mniemynski@wtpdmorris.org

Telephone comments are limited to 5 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with the NJSACOP standards. A copy of the standards is available for inspection at the Washington Township Police Department, 1 East Springtown Rd. Long Valley, NJ 07853. Please contact Lt. Mark Niemynski at 908-876-8303 for more information.

Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Washington Township Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them by email to: Harry J Delgado, Ed.S Accreditation Program Director, hdelgado@njsacop.org, by phone at: 856-334-8943, or by regular mail to: New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission at 751 Route 73 North, Suite 12, Marlton, N.J. 08053.