Gathered for the CALEA Gold Standard in Public Safety Accreditation award event Saturday in Orlando, Fla., from second to left, Dispatch Supervisor Erica Manzanares, Deputy Chief Oliver Morris, Chief Dino Sgambellone, Cmdr. Daniel Roberts, CDC Manager Kate Stoddard and County Manager Steven Lynne. Courtesy/LAPD
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The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) was awarded the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) Gold Standard in Public Safety Accreditation during a special event Saturday in Orlando, Fla.
The department succeeded in meeting 100 percent of the required and optional standards set forth by the Program. This is the second time LAPD has earned this high honor.
“I am very proud of our employees and their commitment to professional standards ensuring that we will continue to provide exceptional service to the community,” Chief Dino Sgambellone said. “I’d like to thank County Manager Steve Lynne, County Council and the community at large for their on-going support.”
Recently promoted, LAPD Cmdr. Daniel Roberts has served as the accreditation manager within the department for the last eight years.
“I am really proud that the Los Alamos Police Department and the community value accreditation,” Cmdr. Roberts said. “This is a completely volunteer program that LAPD pays for. We ask others to inspect and audit our performance; asking them to show us where we can improve, to me this means that officers within LAPD strive to provide the best service possible and are seeking guidance to ensure we live up to that expectation.”
The mission of the CALEA program is to improve the delivery of public safety services by maintaining a body of professional standards that support the administration of accreditation programs.
CALEA accreditation succeeds through Agency Leadership, serves as a resource management tool, establishes trusted processes and best practices, provides a planning framework, encourages organizational growth and improvement, fosters community awareness, promotes organizational transparency, and promotes open dialogue and information-sharing.
LAPD and Los Alamos County staff in attendance at the event Saturday include Chief Sgambellone, Deputy Chief Oliver Morris, Cmdr. Roberts, County Manager Steven Lynne, Consolidated Dispatch Center Manager Kate Stoddard and Dispatch Supervisor Erica Manzanares.
Los Alamos Police Department staff being interviewed during the CALEA Public Safety accreditation process Saturday in Orlando, Fla. Courtesy/LAPD