suziiswanda

Were you just as concerned with the Patriot Act?

Right On! Where were all of these people when the government really was taking something away from us?

Wow, that was quick. Thanks for the info.

Does anyone know what they are building on 34th Street where the Bill Mraz club used to be?

They are completely rebuilding. New building should be open in March.

No statements or statistics that Heights crime has increased....either substantially, or at all.

At least you actually stated a number. How many robberies occurred on this street last year?

More anecdotal evidence, plus a graph of LAST year's statistics....no comparison with this year. So HPD logged 10,000 calls. What is a normal month? 1,000? 100,000? Using those 2 numbers, calls are either up 10 times a normal month, or they dropped 90%. I do know that overall crime in Houston was down 2% last year. What I do not know is whether the Heights is up, down or the same as previous years. I also know that you did not provide anything that will give me my answer. The only thing I DO KNOW is that LAST year there were 5 murders in an area generically called "Greater Heights", and this year there have been 3....2 if you do not count store clerks shooting shoplifters as a murder. So, does that mean crime is down 60%?

Here's the point, to musicman, Vertigo, and every other poster who uses Channel 2 News as their crime statistics. One crime televised by a breathless bimbo on a crappy news show fighting for ratings does not a crime spree make. Neither does having a friend who heard about a burglary a couple of blocks over. Crime is a fact of life in inner cities, suburbs, and across the country. It is a fact of life in the Heights, as well. But, make outrageous claims that you have no evidence to support is as ludicrous as me claiming that no crime exists, just because my house has never been burglarized.

If you guys want to smack talk your own neighborhood, have at it. But, if you are going to smack talk mine, at least base it on something a little more reliable than Channel 2 News or a lame anecdote.

Note to Heights residents: If you have something a little more solid than the schoolgirl gossip displayed above, please PM me.

Want some statistics. I live in Proctor Plaza. Since July 18th, I have personally had three separate incidents. July 18th somebody shot a pellet through my living room window. August 6th somebody stoled several items out of my car. Last Friday, thanks to some really good neighbors, the Police apprehended two men breaking into my house. This happened about the same time as the incident on North Main that ended with Hogg Middle School and Travis Elementary going on lock down. I found out that there had been several break ins on my street in the pass few weeks. I have lived here for 17 years and have never experience anything like what has been going on around here lately.

Unless you want to buy a $400,000.00 townhouse you are out of luck. It was torn down a couple of years ago.