By WIBWMANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Three decades of accreditation were celebrated at the Riley County Police Department on Tuesday.“The reason why it’s important to recognize this, is because this was the first Police Department in Kansas to earn accreditation in 1991.”&nbsp;Riley County Police Department Director, Dennis P. Butler says.<figure>
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 <figcaption>RCPD Director Dennis Butler</figcaption>
 </figure>RCPD received its initial accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, known as CALEA, 30 years ago. CALEA’s regional program director Tim Baysinger joined the event Tuesday via video conference call to present the re-accreditation certificate. It signifies the agency met or surpassed 461 procedures and criteria.

RCPD marks 30 years of accreditation