Roseville Police Department becomes first state-accredited agency, chief touts immediate impact

Roseville police say a new state accreditation is making the department more accountable and helping improve public safety. The Roseville Police Department is the first agency certified through Minnesota’s new law enforcement accreditation program. “It was all about challenging ourselves, holding ourselves accountable,” Chief Erika Scheider said at Monday s city council meeting, where the work was recognized. The Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association is leading the accreditation process while the standards — which focus on policies, procedures and training — were set by a commission made of a variety of law enforcement leaders who received community input.  In Roseville s case, their work was overseen by a third party, The Axtell Group, to ensure the standards were met to achieve the accreditation.  “It identifies some blind spots,” Jeff Potts of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association said. “What accreditation is, it s a very comprehensive, thorough review of how a pol