From the Desk of Chief Ray Schultz,

Community Alert: Repost from earlier VLINC.

Late yesterday afternoon a child walking in the area of Hedwig Road and Landon Lane was approached by a subject driving a white construction type van. The male inside of the van is described as being a white male, approximately 40 years of age, bald with some facial hair. The van itself was described as a white construction type van with a rear side tinted window. The male upon approaching the child started a conversation that made the child feel uncomfortable. The male subject also offered the child some candy.  The child ran to a nearby house for assistance.

Officers checked the area and nearby ALPR cameras. Due to heavy construction in the area, multiple white vans can be seen and have been identified.  MVPD detectives are following up and are contacting the owners of the vehicles as well as looking for additional area surveillance video.

MVPD will have an extra strong presence in the area for the next several days.  Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact the MVPD at 713-365-3700.  

This week MVPD Officers Boggus and Vasquez spent some time with Beckett Henderson who won an opportunity to “Cruise with a Cop” from the Hunters Creek Elementary PTA. Beckett learned about MVPD technology, procedures, and operations. He then finished up the day by presenting the monthly police report to the Hunters Creek City Council. See more about Becketts day at the MVPD on the MVPD Facebook page. (20+) Memorial Villages Police Department | Facebook

Last Friday evening, MVPD Officer Vasquez attended the Lamar Consolidated Special Education High School Prom. Officer Vasquez had a great time joining officers from across the region as they danced the night away. This event too is featured on the MVPD Facebook page.

Officer Michelle Owens asked me to remind you that our summer RAD Classes all still have a couple of openings left. There are classes scheduled for the months of May, June, and July. Each RAD class consists of 3 sessions, and these are held on consecutive days. The hours are from 10 am – 2 pm. We will supply snacks for participants.

Class1: May 31 – June 1^st

Class 2: July 10-23

Class 3: August 1-3

Contact Officer Owens at mowens@mvpdtx.org to save your slot.

Friday afternoon, Memorial Drive Elementary School held their 5^th grade D.A.R.E. graduation at the temporary facility. MVPD officers and staff grilled burgers for the students and school staff. Congratulations MDE.

Have a great weekend. Chief Ray Schultz rschultz@mvpdtx.org

Weekly Crime Report

Bunker Hill

4/21/23 at 1530 Hours. 11700 Block of Memorial Drive. Burglary of a Motor Vehicle. Witnesses reported observing a subject break out a window of a vehicle parked in the parking lot. When the suspect realized he had been observed, he entered a gray Dodge Charger and fled the area.  Officers were able to utilize the ALPR system and identify the suspect vehicle license plate.  Information was collected and provided to detectives who have taken over the investigation. The suspect vehicle has been entered into the ALPR hotlist.

Piney Point

4/24/23 at 1245 Hours. 1-100 Block of Mott Lane. Fraud/Forgery/False ID/Fugitive from Justice. Detectives have been working on a fraud case where a household worker had stolen a book of checks from the resident and had been forging the checks. Through investigation and by executing several subpoenas, detectives were able to establish that the worker had indeed stolen the checks and was using a fake identification to cash the checks. Officers contacted the suspect who provided a false ID and represented herself as being someone else.  After fingerprinting the suspect, her real identity was determined. The 50-year-old female was found to be a fugitive from justice with 2 outstanding felony warrants. She was placed under arrest and booked into the Harris County Jail on forgery charges along with the warrants.

Hunters Creek

4/25/23 at 1800 Hours. 700 Block of Voss. Identity Theft.  The victim reported that he received notice of two past due loans from the Small Business Administration.  The victim reported that he does not have any loans with the SBA. An investigation found that unknown person(s) had opened two loans using the victim’s personal information to obtain the loans.  Information about the case and loans was collected and provided to detectives for their follow-up investigation.

4/25/23 at 2300 Hours. 200 Block of Voss. Fugitive from Justice (Sexual Assault). Officers were monitoring traffic and observed a vehicle to be traveling at 53 MPH in a posted 35MPH zone. Officers initiated a traffic stop and made contact with the driver. Officers found the driver to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest for a charge of Rape out of Montgomery County. The 25-year-old male was taken into custody and transferred to a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputy. The vehicle was towed.

4/28/23 at 0645 Hours. 10800 Block of Memorial Drive. Unlawful Use of a Motor Vehicle/Fugitive from Justice/Possession of Methamphetamines. Officers were alerted to a stolen vehicle entering the villages on Voss Road. As officers were checking the area the vehicle was observed on Memorial Drive.  Officers stopped the vehicle that was occupied by 2 males. The driver stated that he had bought the Nissan truck for $400 from an unknown person. The vehicle was also found to contain methamphetamines and a folder full of washed checks. The passenger was found to have an outstanding felony warrant for his arrest and is a wanted sex offender. The DA’s office was contacted, however declined charges on the driver for possessing/driving the stolen vehicle. The driver was dropped off on Westheimer. The 50-year-old male passenger was placed under arrest for the outstanding warrant and booked into the Harris Couty Jail. The drugs and checks were tagged into evidence. The vehicle was towed.