What: Smash-and-grab Vehicle Burglaries
Where: 1800 block of Cherryhurs
Unknown suspects smashed the rear passenger window in each of two vehicles and got away with personal items from inside. Precinct 1 deputies went to the scene and, without evidence to identify the thief or thieves, forwarded a case report to HPD for investigation.
Be Safe,
Constable Alan Rosen
General Update: HPD reported crimes for March were very low. There were only 11 incidents in our neighborhoods including the drug possession we reported a few weeks ago. Click on the map for more detailed information.
Constable Activity Report – March:
Accident (Minor) – 1
Alarm Local – 5
Aggressive Animal – 1
Burglary/Motor Vehicle – 1
Check School – 2
Contract Check – 87
Disturbance/ Loud Noise – 5
Drug Possession – 1
Meet the Citizen – 110
Open Door/Window – 1
Park Check – 33
Solicitors – 1
Suspicious Person – 7
Traffic Hazard – 3
Traffic Stop – 5
Vacation Watch – 124
*Contract Check refers to an observation and/or inquiry at a specific location (think of it as a drive by and safety check of your home). Meet the Citizen means precisely that. One of our patrolling deputies had the chance to engage with a neighbor!
With luck, you’ll never be trapped in a car with the need to break the window from the inside, but if you are and don’t have the right tools, your salvation may be right behind your head. The headrest of car seats, if detachable, could be used to break open the glass of a car in case of fire and emergency. This “survival tip” has been around for several years and has been featured in a number of survival blogs suggesting that car headrests are deliberately designed to break windows during emergencies. While it is possible to break a car window with a removable headrest, this is an incidental application of that object rather than a deliberate one. Nonetheless, this safety tip could be just what you need in an emergency!
Here’s how to use your car seat’s headrest to break your car door window:
This method will work in a pinch or in someone else’s car, but we suggest keeping an emergency hammer and seat belt cutter in the glove compartment or under the passenger seat of your own car in case of emergency too. Here are couple of good options.
Stay Safe!
We have some important and exciting news regarding the Constable’s Patrol. As of March 1, 2017, we are now coordinating the hours of three deputies with our immediate neighbors to the north, Vermont Commons and Park Commons, as well as our immediate neighbors to the east, WAMM and Audubon Place.
By coordinating our hours with other neighborhoods, we now have constable coverage seven days a week.
In addition to our own deputy, Dan Thomas, our neighborhoods will also be patrolled by deputies, Casey Dobbins and Raymond Garivey.
Please join us in welcoming all three deputies to the increasing number of Montrose-area neighborhoods that are finding ways to band together to increase safety, security, and crime awareness throughout the greater Montrose area.
WHAT: Suspicious Person Report results in felony possession arrest
WHERE: Cherryhurst Park
As reported by Deputy Lopez, on 03/04/2017: I was dispatched to a suspicious person at the park located at 2100 Ridgewood (Cherryhurst Park). The reportee stated that a black male and a white female were in the park possibly smoking marijuana. I arrived on scene and observed a black male and a white female sitting at the park bench. As I was walking towards them the female placed an unknown item in her back waistband. I made contact with the subjects and detected a strong smell of burnt marijuana coming from their clothing. I requested identifications from parties. The male was identified and was found to be from California. The female was identified to be from Sulphur Texas. When asked both parties admitted to be smoking marijuana but were unclear on why they were in Houston. The female stated that she had an identification card inside the vehicle. The female was then escorted to her vehicle and as she opened the door I smelled a strong odor or marijuana coming from inside. A search was conducted discovering 4 small bags containing a green leafy substance. In the rear of the vehicle I discovered a cardboard box that was overnighted from Las Vegas to Houston Texas. Inside the box another sealed cardboard box was located sealed. I requested a K9 and HPD K9 unit arrived. The K9 alerted to the box. The box was opened and inside the box six metal containers were discovered with the Label Satiam Pumpkin Spice on the outside.
The containers were found to have a false bottom. Inside the container a vacuumed seal bag was located wrapped in mint paper. The contents were discovered to be Half a Pound of Marijuana in each can totaling approximately 4 pounds of Marijuana. Both subjects were arrested for Felony Possession of Marijuana and transported to Harris County Jail.
We were thrilled to hear this arrest was a direct result of a Suspicious Persons Report from a Cherryhurst resident! Keep your eyes open and don’t hesitate to contact the Constable. Working together is key in keeping our neighborhoods secure
Keep up the good work and be safe,
MWSF