NEWPORT — The city's police department sailed through a reaccreditation process and remained one of only three Kentucky agencies certified by the national Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

        The department received its reaccreditation certificate in ceremonies last weekend in San Diego. The other Kentucky agencies holding CALEA certification are the Lexington/Fayette Urban County Division of Police and the Jeffersontown department near Louisville.

        “Things went extremely well in the reaccreditation,” Newport police Lt. Howard Neimeyer said Monday. “We were congratulated at the ceremony for how well we did.”

        Newport was in compliance with 369 of 378 standards applicable to an agency of its size (54 officers). The department complied with all 277 mandatory standards and 89 percent of the standards not rated as mandatory by CALEA.

        According to FBI reporting records, approximately 17,000 police agencies nationwide are eligible for CALEA accreditation. Only about 500 hold that certification.

        Lt. Niemeyer, who led the reaccreditation work for the department, said benefits of national accreditation include:

        • Reduction of lawsuits and litigation costs, and lowering of insurance premiums.

        • Better department management through written directives and fixed accountability.

        • Better relationships with other law enforcement and government agencies, media and citizens.

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