The recognition was also highlighted by commissioners. We appreciate the recognition from the state. “It really is a department-wide process to follow all policies, all the standards are in place, and to provide the proofs to show that we meet this independent analysis of each of the police departments for accreditation purposes. McGrath added that credit goes to the entire department. She pays attention to the details and makes sure that Lower Merion will remain accredited,” Daly said. Officer Lewis is recognized throughout the state and by the commission as one of the premier accreditation managers in the state. “You happen to have one of the best in the state. “Personally, I believe that the Lower Merion Police Department since 1900, when it was formed, has been a premier agency and has always made a commitment to policing,” Daly said.ĭaly also credited the department’s accreditation manager, Police Officer Madeline Lewis. Throughout the State of Pennsylvania, only 142 police agencies currently maintain accredited status with PLEAC with only 21 achieving Premier Agency Status,” according to township officials.ĭaly said the status is a sign of the high quality of Lower Merion’s police department. “For an agency to achieve the Premier Agency Status, the agency must be re-accredited five times without provisions or an extension. The recognition also brought former Lower Merion Police Superintendent Joseph Daly back to the township to present the department with its recognition.ĭaly spent 39 years as a police officer in Lower Merion before retiring to become police chief in Springfield Township, Delaware County.ĭaly presented Mike McGrath, the current police superintendent, with the department’s sixth Accreditation Certification from the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission.Īccording to officials, the Premier Agency Status recognizes police agencies that have attained longevity in its accreditation.

LOWER MERION – Lower Merion police received a special recognition this week as one of only 21 police agencies in the state to receive the premier accreditation standard from a statewide commission.

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