Montgomery County Police Department
| Montgomery County Department of Police | |
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| Common name | Montgomery County Police Department |
| Abbreviation | MCPD |
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| Motto | "We begin with pride, and end with excellence!" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | July 1, 1922 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | County of Montgomery in the state of Maryland, United States of America |
| Legal jurisdiction | Montgomery County, Maryland |
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| Headquarters | Montgomery County Public Safety Headquarters, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20878 39°06′47″N 77°14′11″W / 39.113030°N 77.236462°WCoordinates: 39°06′47″N 77°14′11″W / 39.113030°N 77.236462°W |
| Sworn members | 1,159 (as of January 2012) |
| Agency executive | J. Thomas Manger, Chief of Police |
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| Montgomery County Police Department | |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD), officially the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCP), is a nationally-accredited agency and the primary law enforcement agency of Montgomery County, Maryland, providing the full spectrum of policing services to the entire county.
Established in July 1922, the MCPD is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and in addition to its primary duties, it also provides aid and assistance to other police departments including the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and in neighboring jurisdictions such as the District of Columbia, Howard County, Baltimore City, and Prince George's County as requested by authority.
The MCPD was established in early July 1922, absorbing some responsibilities from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) through Chapter 259 of the Acts of 1922. At the time, the department was designated to consist of three to six officers that were appointed to two-year terms by the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, with one officer designated as the chief. In 1927, the department was enlarged to twenty officers by Chapter 299 of the Acts of 1927.
From 1922 until 1935, the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners designated one police officer from within the MCPD's ranks to serve as its chief. In 1935, through Chapter 9 of the Acts of 1935, the regulations were changed so that the chief could be appointed from any source, at the discretion of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. In 1948, when Montgomery County transitioned to a charter government, the responsibilities of appointing chiefs for the MCPD was transferred to the Montgomery County Executive.
In 1927, the MCPD had 20 policemen. In 1931, the MCPD had 27 policemen, and by 1939, the MCPD had 35 policemen.
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