Guest Marty Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I just hope he does not get indicted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHeights Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Does anyone know what's going on with all of the helicopters hovering overhead and cop cars blocking off streets in Woodland Heights this morning? I can't seem to find anything on it at Click2 or anywhere else.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 have anything to do with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmariar Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Sounds right to me. KTRH's site is also reporting that Hogg Middle School is on "lockdow[n]". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJXterra Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 So is Travis Elementary...this is getting a little out of hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 ..sounds like hoodlum heights is more apropos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsets Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 That was exciting. First the helicopter came swooping overhead and started to circle, then I heard sirens and a cop car came SCREAMING past my house - no siren, just lights - he must have been doing at least 50. Thankfully the helicopter scared the neighborhood cats out of their usual morning spots on the street, so they didn't get run over. I was leaving for work anyway, and I cycled down to the end of the block where several of my neighbors stood watching the action. One of them said they just saw a white car come flying down Michaux and make a hard right, but the closest cop (there were at least 6 cars at that point) said the guys they were chasing were on foot. The cops proceeded to set up a barricade around the 1000 block of Highland and Omar, and they said they were getting the dogs involved. At that point I had to leave, so I don't know how it all wound up. It was fairly amusing to see everyone out on their porches, coffee cups in hand, wondering what all the fuss was about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 That was exciting. First the helicopter came swooping overhead and started to circle, then I heard sirens and a cop car came SCREAMING past my house - no siren, just lights - he must have been doing at least 50. Thankfully the helicopter scared the neighborhood cats out of their usual morning spots on the street, so they didn't get run over. I was leaving for work anyway, and I cycled down to the end of the block where several of my neighbors stood watching the action. One of them said they just saw a white car come flying down Michaux and make a hard right, but the closest cop (there were at least 6 cars at that point) said the guys they were chasing were on foot. The cops proceeded to set up a barricade around the 1000 block of Highland and Omar, and they said they were getting the dogs involved. At that point I had to leave, so I don't know how it all wound up. It was fairly amusing to see everyone out on their porches, coffee cups in hand, wondering what all the fuss was about.Sounds like the cops did a great job. We had some robbery issues in our alley a few years back and they did a great job of taking care of that also. This situation reminds me of the second night I spent in my house. Same deal, circling helicoptors, police cars racing up and down 20th. I wondered to myself "good Lord what kind of place did I move too". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsets Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 You had a "welcome to the Heights" experience too? Ours was our second night here, when our truck got broken into on the street. Totally our fault for leaving boxes in it, but surprise, surprise, the theives left the reams of geology notes behind. I agree that the cops are doing a good job. Our tenant's Jeep got stolen from in front of our place, and the police were not optimistic about finding it. Thankfully the theives were morons and didn't go any further than Rice Military. Two days after taking the Jeep, the were driving it around and they ran a stop sign. A cop saw them, pulled them over, ran the plate and realized the car was stolen. Idiot theives tried to flee and crashed the Jeep (not too badly). The policeman on the case was thrilled that they caught the guys, said it made his whole week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Some people just got to go ! Stolen Car, attempting to steal 3-18 packs of beer, undoubtedly up to no good, after consuming said 18 packs with probably OTHER known criminals. It was just his time. C-YA ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiko Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 This looks like video of the two that were caught initially:http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/spe...ideo=1178173313From what I understand, they were looking for two more that ran. They got enough guns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Friday's incident, my burglary, the homicide on Merrill (all in the last two months) definitely has me worried. This doesn't include the convenience store shooting across from Fitzgerald's earlier this week. Friday's incident was supposedly part of a home invasion that occurred on North Main. The resident said his place was invaded twice in the last eight days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 arent you in hoodlum heights? i just love how how mayor is solving the crime problem by concentrating the HPD officers in the major problem areas. come on mayor...HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 arent you in hoodlum heights?Yep.I don't see HPD patrol the streets of Woodland Heights that much, though I often see an officer parked at the church lot next to Travis Elem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boognish Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I was driving home the other day, turning left on W 43rd from Shepherd, and the house on the southwest corner had several signs in their front yard near the bus stop:"No Defecating in the Bushes""No Trespassing""No Drugs or Alcohol""No Prostitution"This must be a real problem if they had to put signs like that in their front yard. Not a good selling point for the 20 houses on the market along W 43rd between Ella and Shepherd. I live on W 43rd, and aside from cigarette butts and some trash dropped in my front yard by pedestrians, I haven't had much of a problem. Now, granted, I do not have a Metro bus stop in my front yard (Thank God!). When I first saw this, I laughed, because come on, "defecation" is funny. But this is not a good sign for the neighborhood, no pun intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I was driving home the other day, turning left on W 43rd from Shepherd, and the house on the southwest corner had several signs in their front yard near the bus stop:"No Defecating in the Bushes""No Trespassing""No Drugs or Alcohol""No Prostitution"This must be a real problem if they had to put signs like that in their front yard. Not a good selling point for the 20 houses on the market along W 43rd between Ella and Shepherd. I live on W 43rd, and aside from cigarette butts and some trash dropped in my front yard by pedestrians, I haven't had much of a problem. Now, granted, I do not have a Metro bus stop in my front yard (Thank God!). When I first saw this, I laughed, because come on, "defecation" is funny. But this is not a good sign for the neighborhood, no pun intended.I think its great...the signs have gotten all of Garden Oaks Snobs into a tizzy (it isn't really that hard), and they'll end up getting something done about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boognish Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I think its great...the signs have gotten all of Garden Oaks Snobs into a tizzy (it isn't really that hard), and they'll end up getting something done about it.You're right, they certainly are serving their purpose. I mean, if there is a sign saying "No Defecating in the Bushes", I am less likely to defecate in those bushes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 apparently folks (from the metro/metro stop, according to the home owner) like to hang out in their yard and litter, poo, etc...the signs are against the deed restrictions, and someone from the homeowner's association said something like "your house is by a metro stop, you should have expected this when you bought the house..."there was something on the news about it, but i can't find anything now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 ... When I first saw this, I laughed, because come on, "defecation" is funny. But this is not a good sign for the neighborhood, no pun intended.I saw a dude who worked at a car repair company taking a whizz yesterday. I guess he couldn't get inside the gate fast enough and really had to go ... it's only water right ...But defecating ... now that is just gross. Goto McDonald's or something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 found something:http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=...&id=5696311 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 How are all these people doing this right in front of his house? Sex (condoms), drugs, etc. ... that is just raunchy!No one (well ... almost no one) wants to look out their bedroom or living room window seeing people doing foul things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 the signs are against the deed restrictions, and someone from the homeowner's association said something like "your house is by a metro stop, you should have expected this when you bought the house..."I guess it's too much for the homeowner to expect something constructive be done with all those HOA fees he's paying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Shouldn't the HOA be fighting FOR the homeowner and not against? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 apparently folks (from the metro/metro stop, according to the home owner) like to hang out in their yard and litter, poo, etc...the signs are against the deed restrictions, and someone from the homeowner's association said something like "your house is by a metro stop, you should have expected this when you bought the house..."there was something on the news about it, but i can't find anything now.That homeowners association guy is an idiot. On one of my neighborhood forum, someone a while back made mention of a mugging that happened to a couple of girls walking back from Beer Island and someone made the comment to the effect that it serves them right for walking around at 2am. What total BS that is. No one DESERVES to get mugged because they're out walking at night no more so than this guy DESERVES a steaming loaf in his front bushes because he bought a house by a bus stop. I know of a good halloween prank involving poo and a flaming paper bag that would work well for this association guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Nobody deserves to get mugged.But from a risk management perspective, you are asking for it at 2AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniepwils Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I did see that news cast awhile back, maybe last month. I thought that it was disgusting the way some of this mans neighbors responded. Something to the effect of, if he didn't want those problems he should not have bought the house (wow, what a nice welcome to the neighborhood attitude).I guess the HOA wants an empty home on a bus line rather than a homeowner trying to keep his yard clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehou Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 What about building a fence? or a brick wall. Grafitti would be preferable to feces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Perhaps a different sign would make the neighbors happy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Haha, I think the sign reads "Don't stick your butt on the tops of pointy pine trees" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniepwils Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 What about building a fence? or a brick wall. Grafitti would be preferable to feces.probably needs HOA approval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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