AACC Public Safety department gets accredited

When Gary Lyle was first brought in to Anne Arundel Community College to consult on improving its Public Safety department, his goal was to make it as professional of an organization as possible.

Mr. Lyle, who is retired from the county police department, is one step closer to that goal. The department recently was accredited by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.

The accreditation process is similar to the kind police departments go through, but it is specific to the needs of a college campus. Anne Arundel Community College is the only school in Maryland to achieve the honor, and the only...