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EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2012, the Kings River Village Board of Directors will be implementing the Advanced Crime Watch & Neighborhood Patrol Program for our village. This is a comprehensive program that will utilize off-duty patrols by Texas Peace Officers from the Harris County Sheriff’s office and other local law enforcement agencies.
Residents should continue to call 9-1-1 for emergency situations. Non-emergency calls should be directed to the Harris County Sheriff’s office at 713-221-6000.
Calls should not be made to the Pct. 4 Constable’s office after January 1, 2012.
Signs will go up in the village to alert the public at large about the patrols we have in our village.
FAQ’s – Advanced Crime Watch and Patrol Program
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WHAT IS THE ADVANCED CRIME WATCH AND NEIGHBORHOOD PATROL PROGRAM? This is a newly developed program that incorporates the internet as a reporting tool for use by the residents of the community. We recognize that everyone is on email these days and this is how business gets done. The crime reports received can be easily transmitted to our patrol officers directly and allow us to coordinate with our public safety partners in law enforcement, the fire department and EMS. Vacation watches, and extra patrol requests are also a part of this comprehensive program.
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WHO DO I CALL WHEN I NEED THE POLICE? You will call the Harris County Sheriff’s Office @ 713-221-6000.
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DO THE OFF DUTY OFFICERS HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE ARRESTS AND WRITE TICKETS? Yes. Under State Law there is no difference in duties between an Off Duty Officer and an On Duty Officer, if he is performing his duties as a Peace Officer and is in his Police uniform or has identified himself as a Police Officer if he is in civilian clothing.
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HOW DO I CONTACT THESE OFF DUTY OFFICERS WORKING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? You can go to the Kings River web site where a "crime report" form is located. Fill this out completely and send it. The coordinating Officer along with a Board Member will each receive the report. There is also a field on the form to upload a picture, if you have one. All reports are kept confidential. They may be released to Law Enforcement as needed.
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HOW MANY DAYS A WEEK ARE THE OFFICERS PATROLLING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? The Officers are in the neighborhood 36 - 40 hours a week, working various schedules. We do not publicize the hours that the Officers work.
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WHO ARE THESE OFF DUTY OFFICERS? These Officers are a combination of Harris County Sheriffs Deputies and Houston Police Department Officers. They work and live in the Kingwood, Atascocita area and are very familiar with the crime problems that exist in this area.
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HOW DID THE BOARD OF KINGS RIVER COME TO HIRE THESE OFFICERS AND WHY WAS THE PCT 4 CONSTABLES CONTRACT NOT RENEWED? The Board of Kings River was very unhappy with the recent cutbacks in employees at Pct 4 and the overall Constable program. The program that we implemented with the Off Duty Officers has been in effect in several Villages and Subdivisions in the Kingwood and Atascocita area for several years. Mills Branch, Bear Branch, and Atascocita Forest are some of the subdivisions already using this program. Also these Officers work for us, Kings River Village, and no other Subdivision. We do not share them with other Subdivisions as is the case with the Constable Program.
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IF I HAVE AN EMERGENCY AND NEED THE POLICE RIGHT AWAY, DO I CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR 911? For all emergency calls, this includes life and death situations or in progress activity, you will call 911. Everything else you will call Harris County Sheriff’s Office at 713-221-6000.
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