VOORHEES TOWNSHIP, NJ. A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will arrive on Monday June 2nd, 2025 to examine all aspects of the Voorhees Township Police Department’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services, Chief Louis Bordi announced today.
“Verification by the team that the Voorhees Township Police Department meets the Commission’s “best practice” standards is part of a voluntary process to achieve accreditation, a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence”, Chief Louis Bordi said.
As part of this final on-site assessment, employees and members of the general public are invited to provide comments to the assessment team. They may do so by telephone or email. The public may call 856-627-5858, ext.9 on Monday June 2nd, 2025 between the hours of 10 am and 11 am. Email comments can be sent to media@vtpd.com.
Telephone comments are limited to 5 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with the NJSACOP standards. A copy of the standards is available for inspection at the Voorhees Township Police Department at 1180 White Horse Road Voorhees, NJ 08043. Please contact Lieutenant Anthony Del Palazzo at 856-882-1105.
Anyone wishing to offer written comments about the Voorhees Township Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation is requested to email the Accreditation Program Director at hdelgado@njsacop.org or write the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission at 751 Route 73 North, Suite 12 Marlton, N.J. 08053.
The Voorhees Township Police Department must comply with NJSACOP LEAP in order to achieve accredited status. Chief Louis Bordi indicated, “Accreditation results in greater accountability within the agency, reduced risk and liability exposure, stronger defense against civil lawsuits, increased community advocacy, and more confidence in the agency’s ability to operate efficiently and respond to community needs.”
The Accreditation Program Director for the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police is Mr. Harry J. Delgado, Ed.S. “The assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar New Jersey law enforcement agencies. The assessors will review written materials, interview agency members, and visit offices and other places where compliance with the standards can be observed. Once the Commission’s assessors complete their review of the agency, they will report to the full Commission, which will then decide if the agency is to be granted accredited status”, Harry J. Delgado stated.
Accreditation is valid for a three-year period during which time the agency must submit annual reports attesting to their continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited.
The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police through its New Jersey Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission is the legitimate authority and accreditation agency in the state of New Jersey. For more information regarding the Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission, please write the Commission at New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission at 751 Route 73 North, Suite 12 Marlton, N.J. 08053 or email hdelgado@njsacop.org
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Voorhees Township Police Department
Lieutenant Anthony Del Palazzo
856-882-1105
We are seeking hard-working, dedicated and energetic individuals for our police department.
The Voorhees Police Department is an Accredited Agency whose members are community oriented and who take pride in their proactive response to crime, and quality of life issues.
We currently employ 70 Sworn Police Officers, 56 Full-Time Police Officers, 14 Special Law Enforcement Police Officers (SLEO II), 10 Crossing Guards and 10 Civilian Employees. Our department is organized into two divisions: Administration and Operations, and Five Bureaus: Investigations, Patrol, Training, Community Affairs and Administration. Additionally, we offer various specialized assignments to include: Honor Guard Unit, Firearms Unit, Traffic Unit, Social Media Unit, Detective, K-9 Officers, Bike Patrol, Crime Scene Technicians, School Resource Officers, and the Drone Unit. We offer a competitive salary, excellent equipment and some of the best training in the State of New Jersey. If you are interested please click on the NJ Civil Service Commission Link Below for the application to the Entry Level Law Enforcement Test.
If you have any further inquiries, please contact Lieutenant Derek Hawkins at (856) 627-5858 x1116 (dhawkins@vtpd.com) or Sgt. Eric Camm at (856) 627-5858 x1104 (ecamm@vtpd.com)
Voorhees Township is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Voorhees Police Department Joins National ABLE Project
[January 15th, 2021] – The Voorhees Police Department has been accepted into the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project, Georgetown University Law Center’s national training and support initiative for U.S. law enforcement agencies committed to building a culture of peer intervention that prevents harm.
By demonstrating a firm commitment to transformational reform with support from local community groups and elected leaders, the Voorhees Police Department joins a select group of more than 70 other law enforcement agencies and statewide and regional training academies from across the country.
Backed by prominent civil rights and law enforcement leaders, the evidence-based, field-tested ABLE Project was developed by Georgetown Law’s Innovative Policing Program in collaboration with global law firm Sheppard Mullin LLP to provide practical active bystandership strategies and tactics to law enforcement officers to prevent misconduct, reduce mistakes, and promote health and wellness.
ABLE gives officers the tools they need to overcome the innate and powerful inhibitors all individuals face when called upon to intervene in actions taken by their peers.
Chief Louis Bordi said seeking inclusion to join the ABLE Project reflected important priorities for the Voorhees Police Department.
“The members of our agency are excited to be participating in such a crucial initiative” said Chief Louis Bordi “our agency is committed to professionalism, growth, and best-practices in law enforcement services to those who place their trust in us to keep them safe.”
Those backing the Voorhees Police Department’s application to join the program included Mayor Michael Mignogna, the Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club, and St. Andrew the Apostle Church, who wrote letters of support.
“Anything our Police Department undertakes is done with sincerity and in the best interest of providing best-practice protection and service to our community” said Mayor Michael Mignogna.
Professor Christy Lopez, co-director of Georgetown Law’s Innovative Policing Program, which runs ABLE, explained: “The ABLE Project seeks to ensure every police officer in the United States has the opportunity to receive meaningful, effective active bystandership training, and to help agencies transform their approach to policing by building a culture that supports and sustains successful peer intervention to prevent harm.”
Chair of the ABLE Project Board of Advisors, Sheppard Mullin partner Jonathan Aronie, added: “Intervening in another’s action is harder than it looks after the fact, but it’s a skill we all can learn. And, frankly, it’s a skill we all need – police and non-police. ABLE teaches that skill.”
The ABLE Project is guided by a Board of Advisors comprised of civil rights, social justice, and law enforcement leaders, including Vanita Gupta, the president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; Commissioner Michael Harrison of the Baltimore Police Department; Commissioner Danielle Outlaw of the Philadelphia Police Department; Dr. Ervin Staub, professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the founder of the Psychology of Peace and Justice Program; and an impressive collection of other police leaders, rank and file officers, and social justice leaders.
• See the complete list of the ABLE Project Board of Advisors.
• For more information about the ABLE Project, visit the program’s website.
• See a list of the ABLE Standards to which every participating agency must adhere.
• These articles share more information about active bystandership generally, and the ABLE Project in particular.
ABLE Project Train-The-Trainer events take place every month. By the end of February, Voorhees Police Department instructors, Lt. William Walsh and Sgt. Brian Foster, will be certified as ABLE trainers; and over the coming months, all of the Department’s officers will receive 8 hours of evidence-based active bystandership education designed not only to prevent harm, but to change the culture of policing.
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For more information regarding the release from Voorhees Police Department, please contact Captain Carmen Del Palazzo (PIO).
For more information on the ABLE Project, contact Liza, ABLE Program Coordinator, at LBA17@georgetown.edu or Lisa, ABLE Project Director, at Lisa.Kurtz@georgetown.edu.
Voorhees Twp Police Department’s K9 Jocko has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The vest was embroidered with the sentiment “In memory of Wayne T. Wright”.
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c(3) charity located in East Taunton, MA whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. The non-profit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially lifesaving body armor for their four-legged K9 officers. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provided over 3,867 U.S. made, custom fitted, NIJ certified protective vests in 50 states, through private and corporate donations, at a value of $6.9 million dollars.
The program is open to dogs actively employed in the U.S. with law enforcement or related agencies who are certified and at least 20 months of age. New K9 graduates, as well as K9s with expired vests, are eligible to participate.
The donation to provide one protective vest for a law enforcement K9 is $960.00. Each vest has a value between $1,744 – $2,283, and a five-year warranty and an average weight of 4-5 lbs. There is an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K9s throughout the United States. For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please call 508-824-6978. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provides information, lists events, and accepts tax-deductible donations of any denomination at www.vik9s.org or mailed to P.O. Box 9 East Taunton, MA 02718.
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