Full Notification

For Immediate Release

June 21, 2011
Montpelier Police Department Receives International Award
Montpelier, ID - Montpelier Police Department received notification from the International Association Chiefs of Police (IACP) that they were awarded honorable mention in the Excellence in Victim Services Award. This award is jointly sponsored by the IACP’s Victim Services Committee and LogIn Inc. The Excellence in Victim Services Award (EVSA) recognizes law enforcement agencies that demonstrate excellence in providing innovative service to crime victims by successfully integrating current best practices of enhanced victim response into all facets of their organizations. The award recognizes agencies that best exemplify an organizational philosophy of placing victims at the center of their problem-solving efforts, utilizing effective partnerships, training methods and performance monitoring tools to enhance response to victims of crime.

Montpelier competed with 45 other agencies from around the world in the small department category. IACP lists a small agency as having 100 or fewer officers. There was one winner and one honorable mention. Montpelier has been invited to 118th Annual IACP Conference in Chicago, IL on Monday, October 24, 2011 to receive their award.
“We are thrilled that our efforts to provide the best services possible to victims have been recognized not just nationally but internationally,” said Unit coordinator, Anita Panko.

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