The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office receives accreditation for the fourth time from the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission. The voluntary program is based on nearly 200 professional standards and around 25% of the commonwealth’s law enforcement agencies recieve accreditation. Departments renew their accreditation every four years and the Sheriff’s Office received 100% compliance during this renewal. The certificate was presented to the department by Westmoreland County Sheriff C. O. Balderson who is the accreditation committee vice-chair.