McMinnville Police Department continues to set the bar when it comes to standards of excellence. It received re-accreditation from the state.Murfreesboro Police Chief Glenn Chrisman made a plaque presentation to McMinnville Police Chief Bryan Denton.“It is my pleasure to present the second re-accreditation to the city of McMinnville Police Department and recognize the hard work of Chief Denton and the McMinnville Police Department,” said Chrisman.The Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police, through its Professional Standards Committee, launched a state accreditation program in 2009. At the time, Charlie Sewell was the chair of that committee and McMinnville Police Chief.“With the able assistance from other chiefs and deputy chiefs from around the state, the committee put together the Tennessee Law Enforcement Accredita-tion Program and McMinnville was one of the original charter test sites, along with Bristol and Bell Meade,” said Chrisman.The city’s department was the first in the state to receive accreditation in 2010 with former chief Sewell.“As we look toward the second award of accreditation, the state of Tennessee, professional law enforcement in Tennessee, and certainly, the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police owe the city of McMinnville, the Mayor and Aldermen, and the McMinnville Police Department a debt of gratitude for the service they rendered in helping to put this program together,” said Chrisman.The program sets down approximately 150 policies and directives for professional law enforcement.