Gaithersburg police trying to renew accreditation

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Gaithersburg’s police department is about to undergo an extensive review to determine whether the 50-person force should be reaccredited by the nation’s foremost law enforcement tracking firm.

Dennis Hyater, program manager of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, said representatives from CALEA will be in the Montgomery County jurisdiction for five days beginning Saturday, monitoring whether officers are following the hundreds of required standards.

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