Harris County Sheriff’s Office will be utilizing Nextdoor

Per a notice from the Harris County Sheriff's Office via Nextdoor.com on Jan 8:

Hello, this is Sheriff Adrian Garcia, and I am pleased to announce that starting today the Harris County Sheriff’s Office will be utilizing Nextdoor in our continued effort to foster neighbor-to-neighbor communication and just as important, law enforcement-to-neighbor communication.  The HCSO is the 21st century leading law enforcement agency and as such we will use Nextdoor as another tool to effectively share with you results about our proactive policing efforts, crime prevention and safety information, and community events we’d like for you to participate in.  You can expect to receive hyper-local crime and safety updates from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office via Nextdoor, but your Nextdoor website is still kept private to only those who live in the neighborhood and who have a verified address.  Please be aware that Nextdoor should NOT be used to request emergency services, police services, report criminal or suspicious activity, file a report, etc. If you require emergency services, please call 9-1-1. For non-emergency services, please call 713-221-6000. If you’d like to report suspicious persons and/or activity, you can do so anonymously through the HCSO’s free mobile phone app iWatch Harris County. Visit www.iwatchharriscounty.com for more information about how to download this FREE app today!  I’ve always said that you don’t necessarily need a gun and a badge to fight crime- we’re in this together!  We watch Harris County and so should YOU.  On behalf of the Harris County Sheriff's Office, we look forward to using Nextdoor to build stronger, safer neighborhoods throughout Harris County!  Adrian Garcia, Sheriff

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If you live within the Nextdoor Bridgewater Community group area and would like to join, 

please utilize this link:

https://bridgewatercommunity.nextdoor.com

If you live outside the Bridgewater Community group area and would like to find or start a Nextdoor community group for your neighborhood, please utilize this link:

https://nextdoor.com/

Please share this information!

Thank you!   :)

Reminder from Sheriff's Office

Today is very sobering with the horrific tragedy in Boston.

From the Harris County Sheriff's Office via their Facebook page: 

"The violence in Boston is frightening to everyone.  It may be that there was no sign, no suspicion, no warning that this would happen.  But it reminds us to remind you of this:  Never hesitate to notify authorities when common sense tells you something is suspicious.  Call 911 if it's an emergency; if it's not, use tools such as our free smart phone app iWatch Harris County -- anonymously, if you'd like.  The sheriff's slogan shown above has never been more relevant."

(my note: the slogan they reference reads, "I Watch Harris County, and so should you."

HCSO Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Harris-County-Sheriffs-Office/225869087548

HCSO website:

http://www.hcso.hctx.net

iWatchHarrisCounty website:

http://harris.iwatch911.us/

HCSO Contact Info & Locations

Harris County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) - home page

"Contact Us" page lists:
713-221-6000 Non-emergency 
9-1-1  Emergency

Storefronts & Substations page lists the below locations:
(our area is within District IV)

Franz Rd. Storefront
19818 Franz Rd.
Katy, TX 77449
281-647-9371 
(District IV)

Clay Road Substation
16715 Clay Rd.
Houston, TX 77084
281-463-2648
(District IV) 

iWatch Harris County  "is a mobile crime watch tool that you and your neighbors can use to report suspicious or criminal activity.  It's a proactive, hands-on, partnership between you, the citizens of Harris County, and the Harris County Police Department."

HCSO’s Community Services Division

The Harris County Sheriff's Office Community Services Division states on their site:

"Improving the quality of life for the citizens of Harris County is a primary goal of the HCSO’s Community Services Division. Crime prevention education is essential, and by taking a proactive stance to develop an informed citizenry, we can meet this challenge."

Their programs include:
D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
M.A.P. (Motorist Assistance Program)
Graffiti Abatement
Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.)

More of their programs include:
Neighborhood Crime Watch (Packet of Information)
Citizen's Police Academy

A listing of even more programs is provided on the HCSO site which include the following:
Holiday/Travel Safety,
Gun Safety,
Law Enforcement as a Career,
Auto Theft Prevention,
National Night Out,
Rural Residential Protection/Crime Prevention, and many more.

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