Date: February 12th 2010

CIP Meeting

Please join Council Member Anne Clutterbuck, representatives from the City of Houston, and your neighbors, for the annual C.I.P. Public Input Meeting in District C.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

6:00-8:00pm

The Capital Improvement Plan helps allocate City funds for infrastructure improvements such as repaving streets, waterline replacements, library renovations, public safety improvements and much more.  Questions?  Please contact the District C office at 832-393-3004 or by email at districtc@cityofhouston.net.

Area Robberies & Burglary Prevention reminders

Two aggressive burglaries occurred this morning (Friday) and this past Wednesday between 4 and 6 a.m. in the 2000 & 2100 blocks of Banks Street in Boulevard Oaks.  In both instances, burglars threw landscape bricks through windows in order to gain access and steal valuables while homeowners slept.

In response to these incidents, the Southampton/BOCA Patrol service will be adding another unit and HPD will also be increasing their presence in the neighborhood.

Please also do your part to discourage burglaries by securing your home and making it unattractive to burglars. Here are some crime prevention tips that may help reduce your chances of being burgled:

1.   Close shades and curtains during the day and night to prevent viewing from the street.

2.    Set your burglar alarm, even when you are home. Should activation of your alarm occur and the cause is unknown, let the alarm continue to ring in order to complete the activation process. And ensure that you have a valid City of Houston alarm permit.

3.     Lock gates.

4.     Acknowledge all callers through locked doors.

5.    Post a “no soliciting” sign next to your doorbell.  Many burglars case houses and check to see if residents are home by posing as solicitors. You may be able to fend off some of them by posting a small sign or label at your door.  

6.    Get to know your neighbors and watch out for each other’s homes.

7.    Call the Patrol at 713-825-5555 when you see anyone acting suspiciously in the neighborhood. Always call 911 in case of an emergency.

More burglary prevention tips can be found at http://www.houstontx.gov/police/pdfs/BurglaryPreventionforHomesFeb09.pdf

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Southampton Civic Club Inc.
PO Box 540331
Houston, TX  77254
713-523-SHCC (7422)
info@southamptoncivicclub.org