Montgomery Agencies Plan Crash-Response Partnership

Montgomery and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office are partnering to assist with traffic-crash response within city limits. Three deputies trained in crash investigations will handle qualifying crashes involving personal-use vehicles with no or minor injuries on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., allowing city police to focus on other public-safety needs. Montgomery police will continue handling crashes outside those hours, as well as incidents involving commercial vehicles, serious injuries, fatalities, or cases requiring specialized investigative resources. Officials say the arrangement is intended to improve response times and investigative efficiency; either agency may request assistance from the other.