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Cottage Grove police receive first accreditation; chief highlights staffing gains, crime and traffic trends
Summary
Police Chief Corey Chase presented the department's first accreditation award and a condensed 2025 annual report to the Cottage Grove City Council, noting completion of 110 accreditation standards, new first-line supervisors, an FBI task-force partnership and shifts in calls-for-service and arrest numbers.
Police Chief Corey Chase announced that the Cottage Grove Police Department has received its first accreditation from the Northwest Accreditation Alliance and walked the City Council through the department's 2025 annual report.
Scott Hayes, executive director of the Northwest Accreditation Alliance, joined remotely to present the award and said the association evaluates agencies against nationally recognized standards. "Accreditation is one step towards building community trust," Hayes said, noting that Cottage Grove met 110 law-enforcement standards and will undergo reaccreditation every three years.
Chase told council members the department pursued accreditation voluntarily to demonstrate accountability and improve practices. He thanked the agency's accreditation manager (the transcript references the name as both "Britt Crowe" and…
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