(Westport, CT) On Thursday, September 7 th , the Westport Police Department received its official Tier 1 Accredited Status from Connecticut P.O.S.T.C (Police Officers Standards and Training Council). The official award of accreditation follows the department’s multiyear effort to voluntarily self-evaluate its policies and procedures and compare them to best practices and standards as outlined by P.O.S.T.C.
The Final phase of this process involves inviting P.O.S.T.C assessors in, to inspect those policies, their implementation, and tour the Police Department to verify that all are in compliance with the stipulated best practices and procedures as outlined in P.O.S.T.C standards.

 
Chief of Police Fotios Koskinas states: “It is an honor to receive this status and recognition from P.O.S.T.C as well as a testament to the hard work and professionalism of this agency and all those employed here both sworn and civilian. The highest of all honors is to be recognized by your peers, today’s award signifies that. I would also like to recognize Staff Corporal Ashley Delvecchio and Deputy Chief Vincent Penna for their hard work, dedication and professionalism in completing this task in a timely and efficient manner.” This process is completely voluntary and achieving it places the Westport Police Department among only 40 of the Connecticut Police Departments to obtain this status.