The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Patrol District 6 encompasses boundaries of The Woodlands Township, which is located in the southern portion of Montgomery County and is surrounded by the District 2 patrol area.  District 6 has 82 assigned law enforcement positions, which include a Captain, 1 District Commander, 3 District Sergeants, 1 Traffic Sergeant, 5 Corporals, 1 Detective, 67 Deputies, 2 Civilian Jailers and 1 Clerk.  Eight of the positions are full-time bike patrol deputies.

Funding for the personnel and equipment is provided through a contract for services between Montgomery County and The Woodlands Township.  The Woodlands Township is a local governmental agency whose mission is to promote, develop, encourage and maintain economic development for the public benefit of The Woodlands Township and its 28,000 acres of residential and commercial areas.

In March of 2007, after a staffing contract increase, District 6 personnel began a new Patrol initiative by developing a Patrol based follow-up investigation model that was geared more toward the Community Oriented Policing philosophy. Community Oriented Policing is a philosophy of full-service, personalized policing where the same deputy is assigned to a specific geographical area or "Zone" on a semi-permanent basis. District 6 is currently broken up into eight patrol zones that for the most part mirror the established villages within The Woodlands Township.

The main focal point of community oriented policing is not simply responding to crime and conducting a follow-up investigation, but preventing crime and resolving or mediating issues that arise in our community. The philosophy rests in the belief that law enforcement and the community must work together as partners to solve the public safety challenges faced in today's society. All of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies assigned to District 6 strive to work closely with community groups to educate our citizens about potential hazards they may encounter and how to reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim of crime.

In addition to seven other village zones within District 6 the deputies assigned here are also tasked with providing law enforcement services to The Woodlands Town Center or Zone 8 which is largely a business district with well over 500 retail business, 170 of which are located within The Woodlands Mall which has 1.2 million-square-feet of in-closed retail space. Also within Zone 8 there are several Corporate World Headquarters, 30 restaurants, 6 major hotels, 2 theaters and The Woodlands Waterway. The Woodlands Waterway is a 1.25 mile-long water feature lined with parks, businesses and private residences. It flows between The Woodlands Mall and The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion which during concert season will accommodate nearly 17,000 people. District 6 has recently added two full time deputies assigned to a designated foot patrol on The Woodlands Waterway.

To complement conventional patrol methods, District 6 began a designated full time bicycle patrol unit in May 2005. The object of a Bicycle Patrol is to foster community relations with a greater emphasis on community oriented policing and an increase patrol effectiveness. The bicycle unit provides specialized attention to retail, parks and other confined areas specific to District 6. Bike Patrol Units are capable of quick responses into areas within high vehicular and pedestrian traffic and a quick response not only increases the chances of apprehension, but also serves as a deterrent to criminal activity.

In 2009 District 6 deputies answered a total of 36,532 calls for service and wrote 5,058 offense reports. A total of 246 Felony arrests were made along with 1,113 Misdemeanor arrests. They issued 6,892 traffic warnings and 5,575 traffic citations. The District 6 deputies patrolled a total of 706,371 miles within The Woodlands Township for the year. When the District 6 and District 2 (area surrounding the geographic borders of The Woodlands Township and commonly referred to as South Montgomery County) yearly statistics are combined for 2009 the figures significantly increase. South Montgomery County deputies answered a total of 63,138 calls for service and wrote 8,610 offense reports. A total of 389 Felony arrests were made along with 1,790 Misdemeanor arrests. They issued 8,309 traffic warnings and 6,693 traffic citations. Combined the deputies patrolled a total of 1,157,536 miles within South Montgomery County for the year. For 2009 the entire Montgomery County Patrol Division answered a total of 152,108 calls for service and wrote 24,344 offense reports. A total of 1,151 Felony arrests were made along with 3,881 Misdemeanor arrests. The deputies issued 20,701 traffic warnings and 12,024 traffic citations. They patrolled a total of 3,233,237 miles within Montgomery County for the year.

Sheriff Tommy Gage and all the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office employees take our chosen profession very seriously. We all strive to provide the highest quality service humanly possible. We believe after taking into account today’s budget constraints, rapid building, population growth and other factors, the personnel at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office provide the very finest service Law Enforcement has to offer.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office welcomes input from the residents that we serve and will always give the courtesy of a response. We appreciate your interest in our district and our department and invite you to contact our office to answer any questions you may have. The South County office is located at 9200 Grogan's Mill and the telephone number is (281) 297-6500. If you need a Deputy Sheriff to respond to your location please call our main dispatch line (936) 760-5800 or if you have an emergency dial 911. You may reach the division commander, Lieutenant David Dottei, at (281) 297-6543 or by email.