NORTH CAROLINA AGENCY GUIDES
Montgomery County law enforcement
A detailed guide to Montgomery County law enforcement, agency jurisdictions, local history, courts, FBI and SBI office coverage, and published crime data.
- County seat
- Troy
- Established
- 1779
- Region
- Piedmont
- County government
- Official county website
Montgomery County at a glance
Montgomery County’s directory covers Troy, Biscoe, Candor, Mount Gilead, and Star together with the county Sheriff’s Office. Troy is the county seat. Several small municipal employers operate within a landscape that also includes national-forest land, lakes, and rural communities. This structure matters when identifying which department employed an officer, issued a report, or adopted a particular policy. A joint operation involving several agencies does not merge those organizations or their records.
The county lies in the south-central Piedmont. Uwharrie National Forest, Badin Lake, the Yadkin–Pee Dee River system, and the Uwharrie Mountains are central to its geography. The forest also extends beyond Montgomery County. Forest land and recreation destinations therefore create state and federal jurisdictional connections alongside county and municipal service. Communities such as Eldorado, Uwharrie, Wadeville, Ether, and Pekin provide a rural context beyond the incorporated towns.
Law enforcement in Montgomery County
The sheriff is a county agency with a Troy office and separate dispatch number. Biscoe, Mount Gilead, Star and Troy publish police-specific information and contact details. The Town of Candor’s March 2026 newsletter identifies its police chief and departmental email; detailed organizational information remains limited. Star’s town site places fire and police on one service page, but they are different organizations. A fire-service radius is not a police jurisdiction boundary.
County history and community context
Created from Anson County in 1779, Montgomery County honors Revolutionary War general Richard Montgomery. The county seat moved before settling at Troy. Town Creek Indian Mound preserves a Native American ceremonial landscape and helps prevent the area’s history from being reduced to its colonial-era government. The county’s later economy included agriculture, timber, textiles, and other manufacturing. Official state historical research describes national-forest establishment in 1961 as part of the area’s modern recreation story.
Courts, public records and official resources
County administrative information begins with Montgomery County government. The sheriff’s career page supplies an F-3 application route. Municipal policy, budget, and employment materials should be sought from the town involved; Mount Gilead and Biscoe publish job or staff resources on their own websites. Incident reports should be requested from the originating agency, and court documents through the Judicial Branch county directory. Published town contact addresses are not automatically police-headquarters locations.
The North Carolina Judicial Branch county directory links courthouse information, court contacts, jury service, and local rules. Confirm the hearing location and current court notices through the official directory before visiting.
FBI and SBI regional offices
FBI office coverage
Charlotte covers Montgomery County under the Charlotte Field Office. The FBI investigates federal matters; this assignment does not replace local emergency response.
Charlotte Field Office: 704-672-6100 · 7915 Microsoft Way, Charlotte, NC 28273. Official FBI coverage directory.
NC SBI district
Northern Piedmont District — Greensboro · 501 Industrial Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27406 · (336) 303-4840. Official SBI district-office directory.
For an emergency call 911. The federal and state office contacts are provided for jurisdictional research and administrative inquiries.
Published crime and personnel data
The NC SBI’s county table reports selected Index offenses from contributing agencies in 2024. It is separate from the FBI’s 2025 reporting year and is not a count of all possible offenses.
| Offense category | Published count |
|---|---|
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 6 |
| Rape | 14 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Aggravated assault | 44 |
| Burglary | 60 |
| Larceny-theft | 215 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 25 |
Published county-table Index total: 371. SBI Index offenses by agency in county.
| Published agency label | Index total | Murder | Rape | Robbery | Aggravated assault | Burglary | Larceny | Vehicle theft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Co. Sheriff | 208 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 36 | 37 | 94 | 22 |
| Troy | 57 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 1 |
| Biscoe | 74 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 1 |
| Candor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Mount Gilead | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Star | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
A county total depends on the reporting agencies and source-table coverage. Missing agencies or blank values must not be treated as zero. Published totals are not a safety ranking and do not establish an agency’s performance.
| Agency | Reported violent crime | Reported property crime | Full-time sworn · Oct. 31 | Full-time civilian · Oct. 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biscoe Police Department | 0 | 58 | 7 | 0 |
| Candor Police Department | Not published | Not published | 4 | 0 |
| Montgomery County Sheriff's Office | 42 | 179 | 31 | 27 |
| Mount Gilead Police Department | Not published | Not published | 6 | 0 |
| Star Police Department | 1 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| Troy Police Department | 11 | 67 | 9 | 1 |
These are individual agency rows, not whole-county totals. Cross-county departments may serve territory beyond Montgomery County. Each linked profile identifies its FBI source table and reporting label. Do not sum these rows to compare with the SBI’s different year and coverage.
Explore statewide FBI figures, reporting definitions and methodology →
Service arrangements and roster notes
Historical reporting lists can include former departments, contract arrangements, facilities and subordinate units. The notes below distinguish those entries from the agency profiles above.
- Candor Police Department: Municipal department confirmed in a March 2026 town publication; police-office location remains unverified. Official source
- U.S. Forest Service law enforcement: Federal forest responsibilities are relevant to Uwharrie National Forest; do not count forest districts as new independent local police departments. Official source
Sources and review date
Official agency, government and institutional sources are linked below. Contact details and organizational information were reviewed September 24, 2026. Published statistical years are identified separately.