Montgomery County 911 Dispatch

05/30/2026

Safety Checkpoint/Blitz Announcement from May 19th, 2026-September 7th, 2026

Contact: MSPD Cpt. Kalan Perdue
Contact: MCSO Cpt. Tommy Parker

(Mount Sterling Ky) The Mount Sterling Police Department/Montgomery County Sheriffs Department will be conducting traffic safety blitzes through Monday June 1st during the “Click it or Ticket” campaign.

The Mount Sterling PD will also be taking part in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” National Highway Safety Campaign. These checkpoints will be at designated areas on highways where statistics have shown an elevated number of vehicle crashes.

During the checkpoints/blitzes officers will be enforcing laws related to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, licensing of motor vehicles and operators, registration and insurance violations, seat belt and child restraint violations, and motor vehicle equipment violations.

A traffic "blitz" is what is referred to as high targeted enforcement for traffic violations.
The traffic safety checkpoints would be conducted at various locations in Montgomery County/ City of Mount Sterling to include US 460, Indian Mound Drive Ky 686, Route 11, Indian Mound Drive-713, US 60.

Traffic Safety Checkpoints are a valuable tool used to promote the safety and well-being of the public as well as providing police with visibility and interaction with the community. Checkpoints are utilized throughout the Commonwealth to help promote highway safety.

According to NHTSA, despite the low traffic volume, fatal crashes are three times higher nationwide at nighttime versus daytime.

Also, according to NHTSA, when worn correctly, seat belts reduce the risk of death by 45 percent for front-seat vehicle occupants and by 60 percent for pickup truck, SUV and minivan occupants.

Additionally, child seats are 71 percent effective in reducing infant deaths, 54 percent effective in reducing toddler deaths and 67 percent effective in reducing the need for hospitalization. For older children, the use of belt-positioning booster seats lowers the risk of injury to children in crashes by 59 percent compared with the use of vehicle seat belts.

05/13/2026

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05/10/2026

04/11/2026

💥The week of April 12th - 18th is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW). It is meant to celebrate telecommunications personnel across the nation who serve their communities, citizens, and public safety personnel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.💥

🚨This group of professionals are never seen, but always heard. They work long hours (usually 12-hour shifts) over the course of several consecutive days. They are always there to guide the public through their emergency situation, and to ensure that first responders are able to navigate their shift safely.🚨

⭐️ Looking back on 2025, these 7 full-time and 2 part-time Dispatchers handled:
🎯 364,129 - Radio Transmissions
🎯 466,202 - LINK/NCIC Transactions
🎯 27,522 - Calls for Service
🎯 45,876 - Telephone Calls
🎯 43 - Text to 911 Sessions

04/09/2026

🚨 Check out our March activity totals🚨

03/19/2026

03/05/2026

Mount Sterling Police Department
Is Now Recruiting Lateral Police Officers

Starting Salary: 7/1/2025
Lateral Hire: $49,920.00 + KLEFPF $4,562.00 = Total: $54,482.00.
- (College Degree is $1000 a year)
- (pass bi-annual physical fitness test = 5% base.

Other Information:
- State of Kentucky Hazardous Duty Pension
- Take home cruiser
- 96 hours vacation time – 96 hours sick leave
- 12 paid holidays per year
- City pays 100% health insurance for employees & 75% for employee’s family
- $50,000 Life Insurance - $50,000 Accidental Death
- Dental and Eye insurance available
- Free gym membership
- Wellness Plan

With the leadership of Mayor Botts, our great Council and Chief Noel, our department has improved dramatically over the past few years, both technologically and investing in our most important asset, our people.

We want the best applicants we can find to come apply and hopefully join our team. We would also like to share a few more things about our agency:

Our Department is both active in community-oriented policing, crime prevention and suppression. The MSPD was just awarded a large technology grant. All officers have been provided with newest available mobile data terminals in their vehicles, new uniforms with our outer vest carriers. We have relaxed our tattoo and beard policies. There are some exceptions to both, however. Our patrol fleet adds new vehicles every budget cycle, therefore keeping officers in newer, operationally safe patrol vehicles.
Other programs the Mount Sterling Police Department has, and provides officers with additional training and responsibilities include:

(Drug Task Force) The MSPD is the parent agency or grantee of a Federally funded drug task force. But also, employe both street level narcotics officers and general investigation detectives. Officers strive to have a chance to be moved into these specialized training and career tracks such as the Gateway Area Drug Task Force, which has seen great success since inception.

The department has two K9 Units, as well as a drone unit and a Bike Patrol.

The MSPD also has been awarded every year a grant for Highway Safety. This program provides vital funding traffic safety check points, and extended patrol times, DUI enforcement. Etc.
If you want to continue your career in law enforcement, pick up your application today!

Pick up Applications/ Drop off Applications:
Mt. Sterling Police Department
35 South Bank Street
Mt. Sterling, KY 40353
(859)498-8899

Applications must include proof of eligibility: copies of Kentucky Driver’s License, auto insurance card, birth certificate, high school or college diploma, social security card, military DD 214 (if applicable). Certified Officers should also submit official training transcript, police academy transcript and POPS Certificate.

Note: if you have already completed an application this year, or was interviewed, we don’t need any new submissions from you. All applicants and persons interviewed this year are still under consideration.