Comments Sought For Toms River Police Accreditation Assessment

TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Toms River Police Department is scheduled to undergo an on-site assessment as it seeks accreditation again, verifying the department meets recognized professional best practices, the department announced.

The accreditation program is administered by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police. It requires agencies to comply with best practice standards in five basic areas: administrative function, personnel function, operations function, investigative function, and arrestee/detainee function.

Accreditation makes the department eligible for grants and for insurance discounts, according to the chiefs of police association.

The Toms River Police Department achieved accreditation in 2022, and it is reviewed every three years. The department also achieved accreditation in 2007, 2013, and 2016.

For the on-site assessment, police department employees and the public can offer comments by calling 908-864-5543 on Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Telephone comments, which will be taken by the assessment team, are limited to 5 minutes.

Comments must address the agency’s ability to comply with the NJSACOP standards. Please contact Lt. Daniel Ruiz at 732-349-0150, ext. 1339, for more information. He can be reached by email at druiz@trpolice.org.

Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Toms River Township Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them by email to Harry J. Delgado, Accreditation Program Director, hdelgado@njsacop.org, or write to the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission, at 751 Route 73 North, Suite 12, Marlton, NJ 08053.