Juneteenth Closure & Recycling Notice (6/19/2026)
- City offices & most facilities are closed on June 19. Click here for exceptions.
- Recycling collection scheduled for June 19 will be collected as usual. Bulk pickup is unavailable.
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The Operations Bureau is on patrol 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Its mission is to protect life and property, enforce Maryland laws and City ordinances, and safeguard the rights of all individuals.
Patrol shifts are assigned permanent hours—day shift, evening shift, or midnight shift. Gaithersburg Police Officers are dispatched through the Montgomery County Police Communications Center in the same manner as Montgomery County Police Officers. When available, Gaithersburg Officers are dispatched as the primary responders to calls within the City. If a City officer is unavailable, a Montgomery County officer is dispatched. In many cases, both a City and County officer may respond to the same call for service.
