MIDDLETOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT

Division of Police

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Middletown Police Department has scheduled an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve re-accreditation by verifying it meets nationally recognized professional standards.

Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., the re-accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state of the art standards in four areas:  policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services.

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, June 14th, 2021 at 6:00 PM.  The session will be conducted in the Community Room, located at the Middletown Police Department at 130 Hampden Rd, Middletown, De or via a ZOOM connection (contact Kelli Burns 376-9950 for more information).

Agency employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling (302) 464-3987, on Monday, June 14, 2021 between the hours of 2:30 P.M. and 4:30 P.M.  Comments will be taken by the Assessors.

Telephone comments as well as personal appearance at the Public Information Session are limited to ten minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA standards.  The standards are available to view at the Middletown Police Department, 130 Hampden Rd, Middletown, De.  Local contact is Ms. Kelli Burns, Accreditation Manager, at (302)376-9950.

Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Middletown Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for re-accreditation may send them to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030-2201.