From the Desk of Chief Ray Schultz,

This weekend the City of Houston will be announcing additional water restrictions due to the extended heat wave and the effect on area water supplies. Even though the Villages have our own water systems, they are connected to the City of Houston system.  The local village water systems are also asking that we all conserve water as much as possible in order to avoid any long-term complications. Please see the attached memo from the Village Water Authority.

Date: August 24, 2023

Dear Memorial Villages Water Authority Customer,

MVWA is moving to Stage 2 Watering Restrictions effective August 27, 2023, due to extremely high daily irrigation demand. Please note the new restrictions below:

 ·       Outdoor watering hours will be limited to between 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and between 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight on designated days.

·       Addresses ending in (0,2,4,6,8): Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

·       Addresses ending in (1,3,5,7,9): Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

·       No Watering on Sundays.

·       The use of water to wash down personal property is limited to between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on designated days.

·       Irrigation of landscaped areas is permitted at anytime by means of a hand-held hose, a faucet filled bucket or watering can of five (5) gallons or less, or drip irrigation system.

·       Filling of all new and existing pools, hot tubs, wading pools is prohibited except on designated watering days.

Please adjust irrigation schedules to follow this new guideline. MVWA staff will be patrolling neighborhoods to monitor compliance with the new restrictions.  Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this unprecedented time.

Sincerely,

MVWA Staff

We will be adjusting our water schedule here at the MVPD and hope you will do the same. We are all hoping for an early fall with a nice cool season and lots of fall showers. No hurricanes.

This week we heard that roving scammers/thieves (AKA: Gypsies) found a victim in a nearby community.  They were able to successfully lure the victim away from his home to examine some trees near powerlines that needed trimming attention. When the victim was preoccupied, a second suspect entered the victim’s home and committed a theft.  Please remember to not fall for this trick.

Should anyone come to your home unannounced, asking to inspect your home, yard, water, gas, pool, etc… call us immediately.  Look and see what type of vehicle they arrived in and give that information to the dispatcher. We will dispatch officers immediately.  The suspects thus far are using what appears to be rented vehicles with fake temporary paper plates.  We want this information so we can quickly enter it into the ALPR system, and begin tracking it with hopes of intercepting them before they get away.  Also, please share this information with any older neighbors who may not get our V-linc messages.  These suspects are targeting older residents and we do not want any of our residents to be victimized. We have caught this group before, and we will catch them again. Please be extra vigilant and help us catch this crew.

Wednesday night there was a community ice cream social held at the Hedwig Library. Everyone had a great time enjoying some refreshing ice cream and getting to meet new neighbors and friends. Thanks for the invite.

Thank you to the residents who sent over kolaches this week and for the tickets to the Theater, Astro’s games and the Texans game.  Our team enjoyed the food and the opportunities to spend time with their families and loved ones at the games and theater.  Thank you, thank you. Also, this week Piney Point Village officials sponsored their annual MVPD dinner with MVPD staff. Wednesday was Taste of Texas Day for staff who all enjoyed a great steak. Thank you, Mayor and Council.

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

 Weekly Crime Report

Vehicles towed due to being unregistered, uninsured and driven by an unlicensed driver.

8/19/23 at 2100 Hours. 11900 Block of Memorial Drive. The vehicle was stopped for a stop sign violation. The driver was found to be unlicensed.  The vehicle was displaying the wrong license plate, was not registered and uninsured.  The driver was cited, and the vehicle was towed.

8/22/23 at 0900 Hours. 10600 Block of Beinhorn. The vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop officers learned the vehicle has been unregistered since 5/23, was uninsured and the driver did not have a license.  The vehicle was towed, and the driver was cited.

8/23/23 at 0800 Hours. 300 Block of Voss.   The vehicle was stopped for displaying a fraudulent paper license plate. During the traffic stop officers learned the vehicle has been unregistered since 7/19, was uninsured and the driver did not have a license.  The vehicle was towed, and the driver was cited.

8/23/23 at 0800 Hours. 11300 Block of Holidan Way.   The vehicle was stopped for displaying a fraudulent paper license plate. During the traffic stop officers learned the vehicle was not registered, was uninsured and the driver did not have a license.  The vehicle was towed, and the driver was cited.

8/23/23 at 1300 Hours. 200 Block of Gessner. The vehicle was stopped for displaying a fraudulent paper license plate. During the traffic stop officers learned the vehicle had not registered, was uninsured and the driver did not have a license.  The vehicle was towed, and the driver was cited.

8/23/23 at 1530 Hours. 600 Block of Voss Road. The vehicle was stopped for displaying an expired and fraudulent paper license plate. During the traffic stop officers learned the vehicle had not registered, was uninsured and the driver did not have a license.  The vehicle was towed, and the driver was cited.

8/244/23 at 0700 Hours. 100 Block of Gessner. The vehicle was stopped for displaying a fraudulent paper license plate. During the traffic stop officers learned the vehicle had not registered, was uninsured and the driver did not have a license.  The vehicle was towed, and the driver was cited.

8/24/23 at 1100 Hours. 200 Block of Millbrook. The vehicle was stopped for displaying an expired paper license plate. During the traffic stop officers learned the vehicle had not registered, was uninsured and the driver did not have a license.  The vehicle was towed, and the driver was cited.

Piney Point

8/19/23 at 1300 Hours. 1 -100 Block of Stillforest. The victim received notice of an expected package being delivered to her home.  When she went to retrieve the package, it was not present.  A review of a secondary video camera shows the delivery person place the package at the door and then photograph it.  A few seconds later, he picks up the package and leaves taking the package with him. The company was notified of the incident and quickly replaced the item. The company stated they would deal with the driver and asked for a report to document the incident.  

8/22/23 at 0800 Hours. 2200 S. Piney Point Road. Fugitive from Justice.  Officers observed a vehicle backing down Piney Point Road and initiated a traffic stop. The driver stated the vehicle was broken and would only drive in reverse. A check of the driver found that he had several active warrants for his arrest.  The 18-year-old was placed under arrest and the vehicle was towed.

8/22/23 at 1830 Hours. 1- 100 Block of Stillforest. Attempted Fraud/Identity Theft. The victim received a phone call from someone who stared he was from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The male already had some information about the victim and stated that a relative of his was eligible for early release from prison and had used him as a reference.  The victim was asked to verify some personal information which he did while inadvertently providing unique information about himself to the caller. The caller then asked the victim to provide a credit card to be used as a deposit for an ankle bracelet monitoring system, this is when the victim realized it was a scam and ended the phone call.  The victim is concerned that the caller now has additional personal information about him that could make him susceptible to identity theft. Information about the call was collected and provided to detectives who have taken over the investigation.  The victim has frozen his credit and is monitoring the credit bureaus.

Bunker Hill

8/23/23 at 1200 Hours. 12100 Block of Taylorcrest. Unlawful Use of a Stolen Motor Vehicle/Felony Warrant DV.  Officers were alerted to a stolen vehicle entering the villages.  Officers were nearby and quickly located the vehicle.  Upon stopping the vehicle officers learned the 37-year-old driver has an outstanding felony warrant for his arrest for domestic violence/enhanced. He was also found to be in possession of marijuana and meth. The driver was taken into custody and booked into the Harris County Jail. The vehicle was recovered and towed.

8/24/23 at 2230 Hours. 12100 Block of Memorial Drive. City Ordinance Violation. Officers were dispatched to the area in reference to repeated ordinance violations. Upon arrival officers observed the violation occurring. Officers were able to turn off the flood lights that had been left on at the unoccupied facility. A summons has been prepared to address the problem in court.

Hunters Creek

8/24/23 at 1800 Hours. 200 Block of Voss. Fugitive from Justice.  Officers stopped a vehicle for speeding. Through investigation officers learned the driver had an outstanding felony warrant for theft.  The 51-year-old driver was taken into custody and the vehicle was towed.