01/27/2021
This past year, I stated that the Sheriffโs Office would increase visibility and become more active in the communities that we serve. I feel we have made some huge improvements and I hope that the citizens have begun to see that the employees are becoming much more involved in community events.
The last quarter of the year we attended multiple events and the feedback we received from the citizens, during those events, was very uplifting for the employees who attended. We want to thank everyone for their warm welcome.
During this time and really before becoming much more involved, a reality was coming to light. That reality was, even during COVID, Montgomery County has an overwhelming amount of community events. It was an eye-opener and I knew there would not be time to make it to all events. It got me thinking, how could we continually be involved in the community, throughout the entire county?
I did some research and became set on the Sheriffโs Office coming out with a Mobile Application for Apple and Android users.
This past October we started seeking out estimates for the cost of a mobile application and quickly realized there was no way we could fund it along with everything else we had planned for this upcoming year. It was around this time that I got a chance to speak with the representatives of TheSheriffApp.com. I am happy to say that with the help of TheSheriffApp.com we were able to find a funding source and apply for the cost to cover a mobile application.
This past December we were approved for the funds and just recently received approval for our Apple Developer Account and our Google Play Console Account. The app will provide an abundance of information such as real-time traffic alerts, breaking news about crimes in your area, news relating to COVID-19, jail Information, community resource, crime prevention, weather, recent arrests, and much more. We hope to launch the app sometime during the first week of March. ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ $15,485.00. ๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ 3-๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ง๐ฎ.
The attached image is a mock-up of the app, for visual purposes only. The development of this app is not a replacement for attending community events. It is another public outreach effort to improve communication with the citizens throughout the entire county. Thank You & Be Safe. Sheriff C. Allison
