Vero Beach Police Department:  A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will be conducting a full on-site assessment to examine all aspects of the Vero Beach Police Department’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services, from August 22-24, 2023 Chief David E. Currey announced today.  The Vero Beach Police Department has to comply with approximately 236 standards in order to receive accredited status.  Many of the standards are critical to life, health and safety issues.
 
As part of the on-site assessment, agency members and the general public are invited to offer comments to the assessment team.  A copy of the standards are available through The Vero Beach Police Department’s Public Information Officer at 772-978-4649.
 
For more information regarding CFA or for persons wishing to offer written comments about the Vero Beach Police Department’s ability to meet the standards of accreditation, please write: CFA, P.O. Box 1489, Tallahassee, Florida  32302, or email to [email protected].
 
The Accreditation Program Manager for the Vero Beach Police Department is Lieutenant Phil Huddy.  He said the assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar agencies.  The assessors will review written materials; interview individuals and ask questions to verify compliance with standards.  The CFA Assessment Team Leader is Ms. Nicole Minick of the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.  Other team members include Ms. Kaylee Licata of the Punta Gorda Police Department and Captain Sanfa Johnson of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office.
 
Once the Commission’s assessors complete their review of the agency, they report back to the full Commission, which will then decide if the agency is to receive accredited status.  The Vero Beach Police Department’s accreditation is for 3 years.  Verification by the team that the Vero Beach Police Department meets the Commission’s standards is part of a voluntary process to gain or maintain accreditation--a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence, Chief David E. Currey said.

On May 25, 2022, President Biden signed Presidential Executive Order (EO) 14074 “Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety.”

In accordance with EO 14074 (Section 12), State, Tribal, local, and Territorial Law Enforcement agencies (LEAs) must:

1. Notify their Civilian Governing Body (CGB) of their intent to request property from Federal sources (including Federal funds or grants) and
   
2. the local community of their request for property transfers, purchases from Federal funds, agencies or subcontractors (including existing transfer contracts or grants).
   

The Vero Beach Police Department may request the below controlled property items from the Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO), or other Federal source:
ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE (ATV)    DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM    NAVIGATION SET, SATELLITE SIGNALS    AMMUNITION CONTAINER    DETECTOR, GAS    NIGHT VISION DEVICE    AMPLIFIER    FACEMASK    NIGHT VISION GOGGLE    ANALYZER, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION    FLASHLIGHTS    NON-ARMORED HMMWV    ANTENNA    FLOODLIGHT    OFFICE EQUIPMENT    ARMORED VEHICLE    FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED IMAGING SYSTEM OFFICE SUPPLIES    BALLISTIC BLANKET    GENERATOR SET    PORTABLE RADIO    BARRIER, VEHICLE ARRESTING, PORTABLE GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITE (GPS)    PREFAB & PORTABLE BUILDINGS    BINOCULAR    HEAVY EQUIPMENT/VEHICLES    PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR    BLANKETS    INSULATION BLANKET    PUBLIC ADDRESS SET    BREATHING APPARATUS    LIFE PRESERVER, VEST    RADIOS    CAMERA SYSTEM    MAGNIFIER    RANGE FINDER, LASER    COMPASS    MARKER, IDENTIFICATION    RANGE FINDER-TARGET DESIGNATOR, LASER COMPUTER SYSTEM    MARKSMANSHIP TRAINER    RED DOT SIGHT    CONTAINER, AMMUNITION    MEDICAL/FIRST AID SUPPLIES    RIFLESCOPE    CONTAINER, K-9 TRANSPORT    MISC SMALL ARMS PARTS    SCANNER, X-RAY, BAGGAGE    CONVERSION KIT, RIFLE    MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT    SEARCHLIGHT    DECONTAMINATION DEVICES    MULTIMEDIA PROJECTION SET    SHIELD, BALLISTIC   

Pursuant to EO 14074 (Section 12), this memo fulfills the requirement to notify the Civilian Governing Body (CGB) and Local Community of my agency’s intent to request the controlled property items identified in the list above.

The Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D) System is a 12-hour program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. The course includes lecture, discussion and self-defense techniques suitable for women of all ages and abilities. Our courses are taught by nationally certified R.A.D. Instructors and we provide each student with a workbook/reference manual.

The R.A.D class is offered at no charge by the Vero Beach Police Department. Those who sign up must be a minimum of 12 years of age or older. You must commit to attending all scheduled days per program date to complete the course. Each class is limited, so register now and bring a family member or friend! The course will be taught at the Vero Beach Police Department, 1055 20th Street Vero Beach, FL 32960.

• Students under 18 years of age, must have a parental consent form signed prior to attending class.
• R.A.D. is a free, fun class for women only!
• R.A.D. teaches you to defend yourself- stop depending on others!
• R.A.D. is only 12 hours long, with the last 3 hours as a voluntary simulation!
• R.A.D. teaches you to recognize dangerous situations- this could save your life!

The class dates and times are Monday, December 27th (lecture only), 28th, 29th & 30th, 2021 from 4pm to 8pm

To Register:
Please email the instructors for the course to receive the waivers/enrollment forms, or ask any questions you may have:
Cpl. Megan DeWitt [email protected] or
Ofc. Greg Matakaetis [email protected]