Law Enforcement

[mdonn76405]

http://blogs.chron.com/woodlands/archives/2007/08/crime_in_your_c.html

[Wilson]

I'm not happy with the petty theft that goes on out here, but I'm not sure how much money you can throw at the police dept to fix the problem.

[mdonn76405]

Having been an officer in The Woodlands, I am well aware of the problem. If you are aware of the contract we signed with the Sheriff, you would know that we are suppose to have 30 deputies. Since that happened I have seen far less patrols than I saw when the constables were patrolling with less man power. As much as I LOVE to say it. The controlling boards have been fooling the residents. I fought hard to get viable enforcement, but the boards did what they always do. They hired a 6 figure consultant from outside our area. The constable, a long time law enforcement official in The Woodlands also tried to tell them. The boards always do as they please with impunity. As Wayne Delchfino told me once, "The people of The Woodlands get what they deserve, because they won't help themselves". This is what he told me over ten years ago when I tried to get someone to come up and investigate the incestuous makeup of the boards. Your fixing to get the same rhetoric with the TCID vote. If we were smart we would vote it NO, and push to incorporate. If we do though, it is going to take some money out of the developers pocket, and keep some in ours.

[Wilson]

What I meant was, we could have triple the amount of police or whatever, I just don't think it'll put an end to this problem. I think there are a lot parents here that can't or won't account for their children's whereabouts or what they're up to. We shouldn't have to pay the police for babysitting services.

[Candleman]

Why blame the parents BLAME the kid.
Example:
Johnny tells Mommy he is going to Billy's house. Mommy says ok call when you get there. Johnny walks on over to Billy's. He calls Mommy when he arrives. Didn't take an unusual amount of time to get there, nothing suspicious about his walk. What Johnny didn't tell Mommy is that on the way he ripped off a handful of cd's, a purse, a laptop, and got stoned on the walk over.
Is it still the parents fault?

[Wilson]

If they are minor children (under 18), then yes. In my eyes, the parents are to blame. Um, legally speaking, as well.

Sure, kids are going to do things that their parents don't know about. But your kid comes home with high dollar electronics that you didn't pay for and they don't have a well-paying job, or their eyes are bloodshot or dilated, smells like smoke, etc., and the parents don't care enough to do anything about it... this is what I have a big problem with. I have WITNESSED this. Kids getting into trouble, causing trouble, hurting small animals, stealing, etc... the parents are told about the problems and the parents get angry at the accusations and don't believe it's their kid.

[mdonn76405]

You are exactly right. I had been in and around law enforcement spanning a 30+ year period, and can say that everything begins at home.

[IndianSpringsGuy]

I have been asking about the new policing policy and have been told to give them some time with it. Myself, I have observed many more police vehicles in and around the area. I talked to a motorccycle deputy the other day and he explained how he is rotated about with another. I hope next Tuesday on National Night Out we get more of a feel of what is going on.

[schnauzermom]

I've also noticed more police. I LOVE seeing people pulled over for speeding! I've seen them on Branch Crossing a few times and once even on Terramont. I think people here just drive WAY too fast so I'm happy to see them being pulled over.

[TXrose]

In the last year I have seen more of a police presence in my neighborhood. I never saw constables or anyone driving through our neighborhood. But the last year in the AM as I am leaving for work, every morning the sheriff patrol car rolls through our neighborhood. I have seen one in the evenings too. It's not going to stop the kids from stealing stuff, most of the time in our neighborhood it happens in the wee hours of the AM. No teen or tween or young child should be out at that time but they are, and they get into cars people leave unlocked and vandalize. Some parents may be oblivious, their kids could be sneaking out, maybe the house is too big for them to know what's going on who knows. My house is small, I hear everything that happens, my poor kids, they never had a chance. I had one who liked to try to sneak out, I caught him several times, so hopefully I discouraged that behavoir.

[mdonn76405]

Mommy should check where he went. I always double check where my kids are and I make sure parents are there.