Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • August 4, 2010 Ridgewood Police department will renew outside accreditation by John Koster The Ridgewood Police Department will seek renewal of its accreditation this summer as part of the program the village’s department has pursued since 1996. At that time, the Ridgewood Police Department was first accredited by the Coalition of Accredited Law Enforcement Agencies, a nationally recognized group of police professionals and advisors. The process will include an on-site inspection by assessors headed by team leader Chief Neil Ferdelman, of Hamilton, Ohio, and including Assistant Chief Peter Scheets, of Bryan, Texas. Residents who wish to provide written comments to augment the on-site inspection and the internal inspection by Ridgewood’s own police officers may contact Ridgewood’s Police Captain John Ward, senior officer in charge of the program, at Ridgewood Police Headquarters. The accreditation process involves a review of the actual practices, in which the Ridgewood department must meet more than 400 individual standards on both state and national levels. After the August on-site inspection, the accreditation unit in Ridgewood headed by Police Lieutenant Jacqueline Luthcke and Officer Joseph Youngberg will continue to serve in that capacity on a part-time basis while they maintain their other duties as regular police officers. Three sergeants and a detective will also take part in the work of the accreditation unit from time to time along with regular operations. The members have also volunteered a considerable amount of their off-duty time to learn procedures and take part in evaluations. Ridgewood officials believe the accreditation helps them maintain a high level of service to the residents and that the opportunity to comment on the quality of police service to Ridgewood will also help to maintain the department’s standards. From time to time, letters from residents are read at council meetings commending individual officers or teams for skilled investigations or for life-saving rescues of residents or commuters who experience life-threatening medical emergencies. The accreditation aims to confirm routine efficiency along with individual acts of heroism or exceptional competence. The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is the nation’s longest-serving veterans’ service organization, with 1.6 million members from all walks of life. As combat veterans, VFW members have all risked their lives for the United States in a time of need. The VFW works to improve the lives of all veterans and their loved ones by launching and supporting initiatives on Capitol Hill and charities in local neighborhoods, offering a place to meet other veterans, and providing assistance with benefits and job searches. “If you are on active duty or an honorably discharged veteran and have ever served overseas in a combat zone or at any time in Korea, or have ever received Imminent Danger/Hostile Fire Pay, we have a place for you in our VFW Post 192 committed to those who serve organization,” said Washington Elm VFW Post 192 Commander Stanley Kober. An 89-member organization, VFW Post 192 is the official Veterans of Foreign Wars Post for the municipalities of Ho-Ho-Kus and Ridgewood since it was chartered by the National VFW in 1939. Visit http://vfwpost192nj.com and http://vfw-post-192-nj.blogspot.com/ All military personnel on active duty or honorably discharged veterans in Ho-Ho-Kus, Ridgewood, Saddle River, or Upper Saddle River, regardless of age, who are VFW members-at-large or not members of the VFW organization, are invited to contact Kober at (201) 4451121 to discuss joining Post 192. Valley Hospital offers hypnosis for weight control The Valley Hospital will host a Hypnosis for Weight Control Program on Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. The two-hour weight loss program will provide behavior modification and hypnotic suggestions to participants so they can make permanent lifestyle changes to lose weight naturally and successfully. This program will address the internal and external triggers of unproductive habits by using hypnotic suggestion and behavior modification techniques. 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