CALEA Visits Anne Arundel County PD

From CALEA: A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), will arrive April 9, 2017 through April 12, 2017 to examine all aspects of the Anne Arundel County Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operations, and support services, Chief Timothy Altomare announced today.

An assessment team assigned to the Anne Arundel County Police Department will examine all 484 standards in order to gain our re-accredited status, Chief Timothy Altomare said. The process is strictly a voluntary process to gain our re-accreditation, which is a highly respected recognition of law enforcement professional excellence, said Chief Timothy Altomare.

As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session on Monday evening, April 10, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. The session will be conducted in the Hein Building Auditorium located at 7480 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard, Glen Burnie, MD 21061.

If for some reason an individual cannot speak at the public information session, but would still like to provide comments to the assessment team, he/she may do so by telephone. The public may call (410) 222-3486 on Mondayafternoon, April 10, 2017 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Telephone comments, as well as appearances at the public information session, are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. Persons wishing to offer written comments about the Anne Arundel County Police Department’s ability to meet the standards for accreditation are requested to write: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320, Gainesville, VA 20155.

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