Police Department
We are committed to your protection and we pledge, as always, to do our best to protect our community, to make it a safe and good place to live and work. We look to your cooperation in that regard. The more citizens know about preventing and avoiding crime, the better we in law enforcement can allocate our resources.
While we shoulder the primary task of your protection and of anticipating and investigating criminal activity, we are stronger with your help. We look to you to report crimes in progress as well as any suspicious activity, and to give evidence during investigations.
The advanced technology available to us today combined with the old-fashioned investigative police techniques of yesteryear, along with the help of our citizens, enable us to provide superior service to protect and serve our wonderful community.
William Herlihy
Chief of Police
65 Bachlor Street
Montgomery, NY 12549
(845) 457-3666 | (845) 457-3935
(845) 457-1829 (fax)
Emergencies:
Dial 911
The Village of Montgomery Police Department will give special attention to your residence while you are away on vacation or a long weekend.
The Police Department will visit your residence three times a day and night to check to see that all is well at your home so your vacation can be enjoyable and carefree.
Just come down to the Station and fill out the required Security Check form. The Village of Montgomery Police are dedicated to you and the community.
CodeRED Emergency Notification
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Drug Abuse Resistance Education
The Village of Montgomery D.A.R.E. Program objectives are to educate our youths about issues such as alcohol, tobacco, violence prevention and substance abuse. The students will also learn methods of how to resist the pressures to begin using drugs. Students will increase their awareness and knowledge as measured in pre and post tests. The culmination ceremony at the end of the program recognizes individual achievements of all participants and reinforces the values and skills that they have acquired.
Our D.A.R.E. Program is presented in a classroom setting by a uniformed police officer. Students will participate in classroom discussions and activities, which included individual and group role participation. The officers will also be participating in miscellaneous school and community activities.
Our officers not only serve as role models, but as a credible source of information regarding drugs and abuse. Additionally, though interaction with children in a "non-enforcement" role; friendship, mutual respect and understanding are fostered. We have experienced the value of these relationships though our middle school and high school graduates. Assisting these youths throughout their development years by the reinforcement of "life skills" has been rewarding for all – the youth, their parent/guardian and us, their mentors (D.A.R.E. and other police officers). There is no doubt that we have made a positive impact on these youths as evidenced the long standing relationships that are maintained with our DARE graduates.
NYS to Discontinue D.A.R.E. Funding
May, 2008: It was recently announced that New York State will be discontinuing funding for the D.A.R.E Program beginning in 2009. The State's funding provided materials such as workbooks and grants for our program.We believe the D.A.R.E Program is a valuable resource for our youths and will continue to provide a D.A.R.E Program in the Village of Montgomery as long as we are financially able to do so.