Law Enforcement

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Excelsior Agencies


Law Enforcement

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Accredited on February 25, 2009 in Tampa
Reaccredited on February 23, 2012 in Howey-in-the-Hills
Reaccredited on February 25, 2015 in Daytona Beach
Reaccredited on February 21, 2018 in St. Augustine
Reaccredited February 18, 2021 (Virtual Meeting)
Reaccredited on February 22, 2024 in St. Augustine

Accreditation Manager: Elizabeth Kamerick

Elizabeth.Kamerick@MyFWC.com

Florida Gulf Coast University Police Department

Accredited on June 25, 2014 in Bonita Springs
Reaccredited on June 21, 2017 in St. Augustine
Reaccredited October 15, 2020 (Virtual Meeting)
Reaccredited on June 29, 2023 in Orlando

Accreditation Manager: Brian Jones

bjones@fgcu.edu

Florida Highway Patrol

Accredited on May 22, 2002 in Maitland
Reaccredited on June 29, 2005 in Jacksonville
Reaccredited on February 20, 2008 in Clearwater
Reaccredited on February 3, 2011 in Hutchinson Island
Reaccredited on February 6, 2014 in Jacksonville
Reaccredited on February 22, 2017 in St. Augustine
Reaccredited on February 20, 2020 in St. Augustine
Reaccredited on February 23, 2023 in St. Augustine

Accreditation Manager: Captain Lenita King

LenitaKing@flhsmv.gov

Florida International University Police Department

Accredited on February 9, 2000 in Punta Gorda
Reaccredited on June, 25, 2003 in Daytona Beach
Reaccredited on October 7, 2021 in St. Petersburg

Accreditation Manager: Benjamin Guerrero

beguer@fiu.edu

Florida Polytechnic University Police Department

Accredited on October 15, 2020 (Virtual Meeting)
Reaccredited on October 5, 2023 in Sanibel

Accreditation Manager: Caroline Renew

crenew@floridapoly.edu

Florida State University Police Department

Accredited on May 23, 2002 in Clearwater
Reaccredited on June 23, 2005 in St. Pete Beach
Reaccredited on June 6, 2008 in Hutchinson Island
Reaccredited on July 1, 2011 in Bonita Springs
Reaccredited on June 27, 2014 in Bonita Springs
Reaccredited on June 22, 2017 in Orlando
Reaccredited on June 26, 2020 in Orlando (Virtual Meeting)
Reaccredited on October 5, 2023 in Sanibel

Accreditation Manager: Tony Drzewiecki

ad23cc@fsu.edu

Florida Supreme Court, Office of the Marshal

Accredited on June 21, 2017 in Orlando
Reaccredited October 15, 2020 (Virtual Meeting)
Reaccredited on June 29, 2023 in Orlando

Accreditation Manager: Vicki Cutcliffe

lfcvlc42@aol.com

Fort Lauderdale Police Department

Accredited on May 28, 1998 in Clearwater
Reaccredited on May 23,2001 in Clearwater
Reaccredited on June 23, 2004 in St. Pete Beach
Reaccredited on June 6, 2007 in Hutchinson Island
Reaccredited on July 1, 2010 in Bonita Springs
Reaccredited on June 27, 2013 in Bonita Springs
Reaccredited on June 22, 2016 in Orlando
Reaccredited on June 26, 2019 in Orlando
Reaccredited on June 16, 2022 in Orlando

Accreditation Manager: Farida Mohammed

Fmohammed@fortlauderdale.gov

Fort Pierce Police Department

Accredited on October 8, 1998 in Jensen Beach
Reaccredited on October 10, 2001 in Cocoa Beach
Reaccredited on February 20, 2008 in Clearwater
Reaccredited on February 3, 2011 in Hutchinson Island
Reaccredited on February 6, 2014 in Jacksonville
Reaccredited on February 22, 2017 in St. Augustine
Reaccredited on February 20, 2020 in St. Augustine
Reaccredited on February 23, 2023 in St. Augustine

Accreditation Manager: Akeem Johnson

ajohnson@fppd.org

Fort Walton Beach Police Department

Accredited on December 7, 2022 in St. Augustine

Accreditation Manager: Administrative Lieutenant Jamieson Ross

jross@fwb.org

Golden Beach Police Department

Accredited on September 25, 2013 in Sarasota
Reaccredited on October 26, 2016 in Weston
Reaccredited on October 2, 2019 in St. Petersburg
Reaccredited on December 7, 2022 in St. Augustine

Accreditation Manager:

Gretna Police Department

Accredited on February 25, 2015 in Daytona Beach
Reaccredited on June 20, 2018 in Orlando
Reaccredited on June 24, 2021 in Orlando

Accreditation Manager: Chief Brian Alexander

balexander@mygretna.com

Groveland Police Department

Accredited on June 24, 2021 in Orlando

Accreditation Manager: Commander Ronald Curtis

Ronald.curtis@groveland-fl.gov

Gulf Breeze Police Department

Accredited on February 10, 1999 in Navarre Beach
Reaccredited on May 22, 2002 in Maitland
Reaccredited on June 29, 2005 in Jacksonville
Reaccredited on June 11, 2008 in Coral Springs
Reaccredited on June 30, 2011 in Bonita Springs
Reaccredited on June 25, 2014 in Bonita Springs
Reaccredited on June 21, 2017 in Orlando
Reaccredited October 15, 2020 (Virtual Meeting)
Reaccredited on June 29, 2023 in Orlando

Accreditation Manager: Chief Rick Hawthorne

rhawthorne@gulfbreezefl.gov

Gulfport Police Department

Accredited on February 9, 2000 in Punta Gorda
Reaccredited on June 25, 2003 in Daytona Beach
Reaccredited on June 7, 2006 in Tampa
Reaccredited on July 1, 2009 in Bonita Springs
Reaccredited on June 28, 2012 in Bonita Springs
Reaccredited on June 24, 2015 in Orlando
Reaccredited on June 20, 2018 in Orlando
Reaccredited on June 24, 2021 in Orlando

Accreditation Manager: Commander Mary Farrand

mfarrand@mygulfport.us

Hallandale Beach Police Department

Accredited on February 28, 2007 in Ocala
Reaccredited on July 1, 2010 in Bonita Springs
Reaccredited on June 27, 2013 in Bonita Springs
Reaccredited on June 22, 2016 in Orlando
Reaccredited on June 26, 2019 in Orlando
Reaccredited on June 16, 2022 in Orlando

Accreditation Manager: Sharetta Ogden

sogden@cohb.org