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January 2018 Newsletter

Happy New Year!
We hope everyone in our neighborhoods and community had a safe and happy holiday season and will continue to do so in 2018.

Our neighborhoods, like those surrounding us, will always be very attractive for criminals seeking crimes of opportunity. Yet, we have seen a steady decline in criminal activity since the start of the Constable Patrol Program in 2015. The presence of the deputies, their community involvement, and their commitment to ensuring our safety and security has been the biggest deterrent. However, you and your neighbor’s involvement is also needed. Please join our efforts in maintaining security.

  • Lock your cars and remove valuables.
  • Lock your home doors.
  • Keep your garage and/or gates closed.
  • Turn on an exterior light.
  • Report any suspicious activity to the constable – 713-755-7628. (Program the Constable’s number in your phone for easy access.)
  • Participate in Vacation Watch.
  • Look out for your neighbors.
  • If you haven’t already, join the Constable Patrol Program!

We, the board of MWSF, commit to ensuring this is a safe year in our community and hope you will join us.

Request from Constable Rosen:

Unusual attempt to return a cell phone to its owner………We rec’vd a call on January 3rd from Copper Mountain looking to return a cell phone to its owner. The cell is locked but it had a blue “Alan Rosen” sticker on the back which has our dispatch number so it has to be someone that is known in some manner to our Office. We’re reaching out to you since you are very connected to your residents and may know someone who is currently in Colorado. The cell phone was left and found on the 3rd, so if you know anyone who is vacationing at Copper Mountain, can you please try to contact them so they can retrieve the cell phone.

The contact person at Copper Mountain is Joseph at 505-508-7361.

Thanks for your help!

General Update: HPD Reported crimes for December were extremely low especially when factoring in the holiday season! There were only 3 total incidents in our neighborhoods – 2 Thefts from Vehicles and 1 Assault with a Deadly Weapon. The assault was reported to HPD on 12/11 around 2:00 a.m. Click on the map for more detailed information. The Constable issued 1 Crime Alert concerning Package Thefts, which is a recurring problem this time of year.

Constable Activity Report – December:
Below is a run down of last month’s Activity Report from the Constable Patrol. Each time the deputy on patrol is called out or observes some activity of interest, he/she documents the call and the report is compiled at the end of the month. It’s a nice way to see what our deputies are up to!

Alarm Local – 1
Abandoned Vehicle – 0
Aggressive Animal – 0
Burglary/Motor Vehicle – 0
Business Check – 1
Contract Check – 81
Criminal Mischief – 0
Discharge of Firearm – 0
Disturbance/ Loud Noise – 1
Information Call – 0
Meet the Citizen – 121
Meet the Officer – 0
Neighborhood Check – 0
Park Check – 13
Property Found/Lost – 0
Solicitors – 0
Special Assign – 0
Suspicious Person – 9
Suspicious Vehicle – 2
Theft – 0
Traffic Hazard – 5
Traffic Stop – 10
Vacation Watch – 43

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Crime Warning: Thieves target your holiday trash!

WHAT: Tempting Trash
WHERE: Montrose Area

A warning from the Constable’s office:

From trash bins stuffed with cardboard boxes, to gift wrapping paper, driving around you’ll see the tell-tale signs that Christmas was here. As you can see, it announces what Santa has left at this house to entice a theft to break in. We recommend breaking the boxes down and putting them into trash containers so no one knows what santa has delivered. Also, many residents are visiting out of town and not at home the week after Christmas. Leaving trash like this out in addition to no lights left on, is another invitation for crooks to take advantage of the season.

Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday!!!

Constable Alan Rosen

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December 2017 Newsletter

The holiday season is in full swing and we know many of you will be heading out of town. With that in mind, we want to encourage everyone to take advantage of the Vacation Watch Program. Leave your residence knowing that our Deputies will be looking out for you!

An important message from Constable Rosen:

Please report all criminal incidents to the constable, no matter how trivial! The Constable utilizes all reports to better tailor their services for our neighborhood and the surrounding community. By all means share incidents with your neighbors and on Nextdoor, but please be sure and report everything to the Constable as well.

General Update: HPD reported crimes for November were incredibly low with only 2 incidents (compared to 15 last November) – one Theft from Vehicle and one Robbery in the 1800 block of Fairview. This is a huge success for our Patrol Program! Click on the map for more detailed information.

Constable Activity Report – November:

Below is a run down of last month’s Activity Report from the Constable Patrol. Each time the deputy on patrol is called out or observes some activity of interest, he/she documents the call and the report is compiled at the end of the month. It’s a nice way to see what our deputies are up to!

Alarm Local – 1
Abandoned Vehicle – 1
Aggressive Animal – 3
Burglary/Motor Vehicle – 0
Business Check – 0
Contract Check – 130
Criminal Mischief – 1
Discharge of Firearm – 0
Disturbance/ Loud Noise – 2
Fraudulent Use ID – 1
Information Call – 0
Meet the Citizen – 206
Meet the Officer – 0
Park Check – 16
Property Found/Lost – 0
Solicitors – 0
Special Assign – 0
Suspicious Person – 8
Suspicious Vehicle – 2
Theft – 0
Traffic Hazard – 0
Traffic Stop – 15
Vacation Watch – 32
Vehicle Recovery – 1

*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!