The number of Montgomery County police who have filed for disability retirement payment has tripled in the past three and a half months compared to the same time period last year.

According to information presented at a County Council hearing Thursday, at least 15 police officers have applied for disability pensions since the beginning of October 2008, compared with five officers from the same time window last year and six officers two years ago.

In September 2008, the county’s inspector general released a report saying that the county didn’t have enough oversight to prevent abuse of the disability pension plan and reforms were needed.

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