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St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office
Accredited on October 17, 1996 in Tampa
Reaccredited on October 27, 1999 in Daytona 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 - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Reaccredited on June 25, 2014 in Bonita Springs - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Reaccredited on June 21, 2017 in Orlando - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Reaccredited October 15, 2020 (Virtual Meeting) - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Reaccredited on June 29, 2023 in Orlando - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Accreditation Manager: Heather Blount
St. Petersburg Police Department
Accredited on October 8, 2003 in Ft. Myers Beach
Reaccredited on October 11, 2006 in Cocoa Beach
Reaccredited on October 28, 2009 in Ponte Vedra
Reaccredited on September 27, 2012 in Sarasota
Reaccredited on October 7, 2015 in Weston
Reaccredited October 3, 2018 in Clearwater - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Reaccredited October 7, 2021 in St. Petersburg - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Reaccredited on October 3, 2024 in Sanibel - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Accreditation Manager: Erika Hasson
Stuart Police Department
Accredited on October 5, 2005 in Naples
Reaccredited on October 8, 2008 in Crystal River
Reaccredited on September 29, 2011 in Ponte Vedra
Reaccredited on October 8, 2014 in Palm Harbor
Reaccredited on November 1, 2017 in Weston
Reaccredited on October 15, 2020 (Virtual Meeting) - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Reaccredited on October 5, 2023 in Sanibel - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Accreditation Manager: Captain Derek Ortado
Sumter County Sheriff's Office
Accredited 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 - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Reaccredited October 15, 2020 (Virtual Meeting) - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Reaccredited on June 29, 2023 in Orlando - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Accreditation Manager: James Aguiar
Sunny Isles Beach Police Department
Accredited on October 5, 2023 in Sanibel Island
Accreditation Manager: Sergeant Luke Plesa
Sunrise Police Department
Accredited on October 8, 2008 in Crystal River
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 - Excelsior Reaccreditation
Accreditation Manager: Amanda Schaefer
Surfside Police Department
Accredited on October 28, 2009 in Ponte Vedra
Reaccredited on September 27, 2012 in Sarasota
Reaccredited on February 24, 2016 in St. Augustine
Reaccredited on February 20, 2019 in St. Augustine
Reaccredited on February 24, 2022 in St. Augustine
Accreditation Manager: Jill Smith
Sweetwater Police Department
Accredited on November 1, 2017 in Weston
Reaccredited February 18, 2021 (Virtual Meeting)
Reaccredited October 5, 2023 in Sanibel
Accreditation Manager: Major John Wrves