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Houghton Police asking for public input for accreditation process

Patrol car in front of Houghton Police Department
City of Houghton

HOUGHTON, MI— The Houghton Police Department is inviting public comment on its operations.

The department is going through a re-accreditation process. It must comply with 130 standards in order to achieve accredited status.

A team from the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission will arrive on July 31 to examine all aspects of the department’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. As part of a final, on-site assessment, employees and members of the general
public are invited to provide comments to the assessment team.

Email comments can be sent to publiccomment@michiganpolicechiefs.org. Please include the name of the agency in the email subject line.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.