The officers, detectives, dispatchers and other staff at El Campo’s police department received one of the highest honors a law enforcement organization can recently, being re-accredited by the Texas Police Chiefs Association, only the 91st to receive the rating three or more times. Of the 2,738 policing agencies in Texas, only 188 have been accredited.The Law Enforcement Accreditation Program, started in 2006, covers more than 170 “best practices” for law enforcing agencies. El Campo PD was originally accredited in 2014 while Terry Stanphill,
now retired, served as chief. At the time, current Chief Gary Williamson was assistant.