Montgomery Township Police Department Renews Accreditation and Premier Agency Status

Retired Chief Jim Adams, Accreditation Program Coordinator of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, presented the Association's Certificate of Law Enforcement Accreditation to the Montgomery Township Police Department on April 10, 2023.

ln 2004, the Montgomery Township Police Department became the eighteenth police department in Pennsylvania to be accredited under the Accreditation Program. Since achieving accreditation in 2004, the Police Department has undergone reaccreditation in 2007, 2011, 2014, and 2017.

ln 2020, the Department was reaccredited once again and recognized as a Premier Agency by the Commission for its ongoing commitment to excellence through the Accreditation Program.

On January 9, 2023, assessors from the Accreditation Program performed an on-site reaccreditation assessment of the Police Department. On January 26,2023, The Montgomery Township Police Department was again reaccredited by the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission and recognized as a Premier Agency by the Commission.

Left to Right:

Montgomery Township Police Chief, J. Scott Bendig

Montgomery Township Board of Supervisors Chairwoman, Candyce Fleuhr Chimera

Retired Chief Jim Adams, Accreditation Program Coordinator of the Pennsylvania Chief of Police Association

Montgomery Township Police Department Lieutenant William Peoples