Tuskegee Police Department asks Montgomery County to sell three decommissioned sheriff's vehicles

Sheriff Derrick Cunningham submitted a memo to the Montgomery County Commission at its April 14, 2026 formal session notifying commissioners that three decommissioned Montgomery County Sheriff's Office vehicles are available for sale and attaching a letter from the Tuskegee Police Department expressing interest in buying them.

In a March 3, 2026 letter, Gary D. Hicks, chief of police for the Tuskegee Police Department, wrote that "the Tuskegee Police Department hereby submits this letter to formally express our interest in purchasing three (3) vehicles currently available through the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office." Hicks said the vehicles would be "utilized to support and enhance our law enforcement operations and continue our commitment to providing quality public safety service to the citizens of Tuskegee."

The letter states Tuskegee officials are "prepared to complete all required documentation and procedures necessary to facilitate this purchase" and asks county staff to advise on next steps. The memorandum and attached letter were entered on the commission's formal session materials dated April 14, 2026. The record provided does not include any motion, vote, or decision by the commission on the request.

The correspondence identifies the requester (Tuskegee Police Department), the signer (Gary D. Hicks, chief of police), and the county sender (Derrick Cunningham, sheriff). It specifies the number of vehicles requested (three) and the stated purpose (to support Tuskegee's law enforcement operations). The document does not describe vehicle condition, price or transfer terms, funding source, or any scheduled commission action; those details are not specified in the record.