Law Enforcement Services

April 18, 2019

LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

CRIME CAT EGO RIES OF NOTE INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Crime Categories of Note JAN FEB MAR YTD 2019 Crime Categories of 2 Note Assault - Family Violence 19 18 18 55 By Village-2019-2018 Assault (excludes family violence) 8 5 3 16 Crime Categories of 3 Burglary Building 7 1 4 12 Note—Monthly Com- Burglary Habitation 8 3 7 18 pare—1st Quarter Burglary Motor Vehicle 34 48 33 115 Criminal Mischief 18 17 18 53 Summary of March 4 Forgery/Fraud 15 28 25 68 2019 Homicide 0 0 1 1 Additional Notes 7 Robbery 2 1 2 5 Suicide/Attempted Suicide 10 2 3 15 Reference Guide 8 Theft - Auto 10 8 7 25 Theft-Misdemeanor & Felony 53 46 69 168 All Other Criminal Reports 72 76 85 233

Information 75 59 97 231

TOTAL 331 312 372 1,015

Reports filed in March 1.6% 0.3% 1.0%

5.8% Assault - Family Violence Assault (excludes family violence) 18.9% 15.4% Burglary Building Burglary Habitation Burglary Motor Vehicle Criminal Mischief Forgery/Fraud Homicide Robbery Suicide/Attempted Suicide Theft—Auto 5.4% Theft—Misdemeanor & Felony All Other Criminal Reports Information 24.4% 9.0% 0.0% 0.3% 14.7%

2.6% 0.6% Page 2 April 18, 2019

CRIME CATEGORIES OF NOTE — BY VILLAGE/ZONE MARCH 2019 AND 2018

CRIME CATEGORIES OF NOTE MARCH 2019

Grogan's Panther Indian Sterling Alden Cochran's College Town Creekside Total Mill Creek Springs Ridge Bridge Crossing Park Center Park Assault - Family Violence 4 3 0 1 1 2 1 4 2 18 Assault (excludes family violence) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 Burglary Building 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Burglary Habitation 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 Burglary Motor Vehicle 7 1 0 5 1 1 6 12 0 33 Criminal Mischief 1 0 2 1 4 2 1 6 1 18 Forgery/Fraud 4 0 2 3 6 1 1 7 1 25 Homicide 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Robbery 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Suicide/Attempted Suicide 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 Theft - Auto 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 7 Theft-Misdemeanor & Felony 5 1 1 11 2 0 8 31 10 69 All Other Criminal Reports 14 10 4 10 8 4 9 26 0 85 Information 8 13 3 8 15 10 5 18 17 97 Total 52 31 12 42 38 21 34 111 31 372

CRIME CATEGORIES OF NOTE MARCH 2018

Grogan's Panther Indian Sterling Alden Cochran's College Town Creekside Total Mill Creek Springs Ridge Bridge Crossing Park Center Park Assault - Family Violence 6 4 0 3 4 2 3 1 1 24 Assault (excludes family violence) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 Burglary Building 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Burglary Habitation 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 Burglary Motor Vehicle 2 2 0 1 0 1 4 7 0 17 Criminal Mischief 3 2 1 1 0 2 2 2 3 16 Forgery/Fraud 11 2 0 3 3 4 1 0 1 25 Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robbery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Suicide/Attempted Suicide 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 Theft - Auto 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 10 Theft-Misdemeanor & Felony 5 2 1 6 3 2 1 23 2 45 All Other Criminal Reports 10 3 5 10 13 0 7 23 4 75 Information 3 9 0 6 2 2 1 4 11 38 Total 46 26 8 31 28 15 23 70 22 269 Law Enforcement Services Community Policing —Monthly Report Page 3

CRIME CATEGORIES OF NOTE - MONTHLY COMPARE JAN-FEB-MAR 2019

100

JAN FEB MAR

INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE? For up-to-date information such as Press Releases and Featured Fugitives from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies that serve The Woodlands, please visit www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov. You can locate recent public safety media/Press Releases on the Resident Page, choose “Law Enforcement Ser- vices” at the bottom go to “Law Enforcement Advisories”. You can also sign up for The Woodlands Township Neighborhood Watch, choose “Neighborhood Watch” at www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/neighborhoodwatch. Page 4 April 18, 2019

SUMMARY OF MARCH ACTIVITY

March - Summary Report MCSO/Township Creekside/HCC4 Total Calls for Service 13,747 1,554 15,301 Criminal Report Filed 341 31 372

March Activity by Zone

4,500

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500 Calls for Service 2,000 Reports Filed

1,500

1,000

500

0 Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 8 Zone 9 (GM) (PC) (IS) (SR) (AB) (CC) (CP) (TC) (CsP)

Summary of March Activity

16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 Creekside/HCC4 8,000 MCSO/Township 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Calls for Service Criminal Report Filed Law Enforcement Services Community Policing —Monthly Report Page 5

CRIME TRENDS

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 350

300 Subtotal - Crime 250 Categories of Note

200

150 Subtotal - All Other Reports 100 Filed

CRIME CATEGORY Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD

Assault - Family 19 18 18 55 Violence Assault (excludes 8 5 3 16 family violence) Burglary Building 7 1 4 12

Burglary Habitation 8 3 7 18

Burglary Motor 34 48 33 115 Vehicle Criminal Mischief 18 17 18 53

Forgery/Fraud 15 28 25 68

Homicide 0 0 1 1

Robbery 2 1 2 5

Suicide/Attempted 10 2 3 15 Suicide Theft—Auto 10 8 7 25

Theft—Misdemeanor 53 46 69 168 & Felony

Subtotal - Crime 184 177 190 551 Categories of Note All Other Criminal 72 76 85 233 Reports Information 75 59 97 231

Subtotal - All Other 147 135 182 464 Reports Filed

Total 331 312 372 1,015 Page 6 April 18, 2019

CALLS FOR SERVICE TRENDS

16,000 1.00 0.84 0.79 0.83 15,500

15,000

Total Service Calls 14,500

14,000 Service Calls per Patrol Man Hour 13,500

13,000

12,500 0.10 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Total Service Calls 15,545 13,784 15,301 44,630

Percent of Calls Resulting In 2% 2% 2% 2% Crime Reports

Service Calls per Patrol 0.84 0.79 0.83 0.82 Man Hour

Patrol Man Hours 18,538 17,342 18,538 54,418

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR USING THIS REPORT

This report represent an executive summary of eight policing “zones”, comprising seven residential vil- activity in The Woodlands. The full report with appen- lages and one commercial district. Together, these dix provides more detailed data on which the execu- zones make up MCSO Patrol The Woodlands Town- tive summary is based. ship Division. There is also a “zone” for the Village of Please keep in mind that this report offers a Creekside Park, which is policed by the Harris County snapshot in time for each of the months included Constable’s Office—Precinct 4. based on the timing of when the data was provided by  Zone 1—Grogan’s Mill law enforcement. Due to the fluid nature of criminal  Zone 2—Panther Creek investigation, some of the data may have developed  Zone 3—Indian Springs further after the report data was released.  Zone 4—Sterling Ridge

 Zone 5—Alden Bridge MCSO: Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Unless otherwise noted, this refers to MCSO Patrol The  Zone 6—Cochran’s Crossing Woodlands Township Division .  Zone 7—College Park  Zone 8—Town Center (commercial) Zones: The Woodlands Township contracts with the  Zone 9—Creekside Park Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office for policing in Law Enforcement Services Community Policing —Monthly Report Page 7

ADDITIONAL NOTES 2019 The Monthly Law Enforcement Services report has been revised and consolidated beginning January 2019, for ease of review and comparison by both Directors and citizens alike. The consolidation of similar and comparable titles into this new format, will allow for an accurate village by village criminal activity comparison regardless of the agency providing the service.

Crime Categories of Note

Highlights criminal categories as follows:  Assault - Family Violence – Assault reports where the victim is related in some manner to the aggressor.  Assault (excluding family violence) – All assault reports where there is no identified family relationship be- tween the victim and the aggressor.  Burglary Building – All reports of burglary where the structure burglarized was not suitable for overnight ac- commodation, typically an office suite, detached garage, storage unit, etc.  Burglary Habitation – Reports for burglary where the structure is residential and designed for an overnight stay.  Burglary Motor Vehicle – Burglary of a motorized vehicle to commit theft of content thereof.  Criminal Mischief – Any report of vandalism or act that diminished the value of someone’s property without their knowledge or consent.  Homicide – Intentionally cause the death of another person with criminal intent or means.  Robbery – Report involving theft, where the actor used or exhibited a deadly weapon or where force including assault was used in the course of committing theft.  Suicide / Attempted Suicide – With the intent on ending one’s life, he/she acted upon the desire, resulting in injury or death.  Theft - Auto – All reported theft of a motor vehicle.  Theft-Misdemeanor & Felony – The unlawful appropriation of property, without the effective consent of the owner, and with the intent to deprive them of the value or use of the property.  All Other Criminal Report – Any other criminal offense not listed in the categories above, such as narcotic of- fenses, driving while intoxicated reports, etc.  Information – All reports that wasn’t a violation of law; however, a report was completed. Some calls will include reports such as family disturbance and child discipline calls, where no violence occurred, and natural death investigation and industrial injury accidents, etc.

Calls for Service Report

The Activity Report - Calls for Service has also has been revised to allow for the accurate recording of call types be- tween the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Harris County Constable’s Office — Precinct 4 agencies providing service to The Woodlands Township, who utilize different Records Management Systems (RMS). Calls for Service are the initial notation made when a request (call) is made to the dispatcher/communications division. This reflects the “call load” to which deputies respond, but it is not necessarily indicative of the outcome of an officer’s review or investigation. In this report, the “All Other Calls” would represent calls for service that have not already been captured in the report. This call type would include Lost Property, Court Calls, Warrant Service, Parking Violations, Administrative/Training, Report Writing Calls, Follow-up Investigations, and Miscellaneous Calls, and the like. Law Enforcement Services Community Policing —Monthly Report Page 8

Frequently Asked Questions Investigation of Crimes Against Children:  Do call titles equal crimes committed? No. Call Titles The Township contracts with MCSO and Montgomery speak to the types of calls that are received, but an County Constable’s Office - Precinct 3 for services spe- officer may make an alternate or additional finding cific to investigations of crimes against children. Both upon review/investigation. agencies receive referrals from Child Protective Ser- vices (CPS) routed to Safe Harbor. In addition to the Safe Harbor program, the Township contracts with  Do Criminal Statute Reports equal arrests? No. Crimi- Montgomery County Constable’s Office - Precinct 3 nal Statute Reports indicate that an officer believes for an Internet Crimes Investigator position. It is un- criminal activity has occurred. Depending on the derstood that some cases may originate or conclude situation, additional investigation may add to or outside of the Township boundaries. The “Cases As- negate criminal charges. signed—MCSO” includes data only for cases assigned within the Township boundaries, not cases that may be  What is the role of the community in “Community Polic- assigned outside of the boundaries. The numbers in ing?” To answer that question you must have this section are not cumulative, as some cases carry knowledge of the most basic Crime Prevention over from month to month. teachings and the “Crime Triangle.” The Crime Triangle identifies three elements that must be present in order for crime to be committed.  Desire of a criminal to commit a crime;  Ability to commit the crime; and the  Opportunity for the crime to be committed

Fortunately, you (residents - businesses) have control over one of the elements of the Crime Trian- gle - Opportunity. By removing the opportunity for crime to occur you can break the Crime Triangle and contribute to the Community Policing effort here in The Woodlands.

 Where can I find the full report? This executive summary accompanied by a full appendix of reports of the Township’s contracted law enforcement services can be found on the Township website at www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov, go to “Law Enforcement Services” at the bottom go to “Community Policing Reports”. Page 9 April 18, 2019

APPENDIX DETAILED REPORTS Law Enforcement Services Community Policing —Monthly Report Page 10

MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT—CALLS FOR SERVICE MARCH 2019—ALL ZONES

COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT CALLS FOR SERVICE BY VILLAGE

Grogan's Panther Indian Sterling Alden Cochran's College Town Creekside Mar 2019 CALL TYPE Mill Creek Springs Ridge Bridge Crossing Park Center Park

911 CALLS 4 2 3 6 4 6 8 41 37 111 ALARMS 51 48 25 51 53 41 30 84 4 387 ALL OTHER CALLS 89 98 76 80 53 258 125 1,331 715 2,825 ANIMAL CALL 5 4 1 2 8 1 3 3 0 27 ASSAULT 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 3 0 10 ASSAULT (AGGRAVATED) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 ASSAULT (FAMILY VIOLENCE) 3 6 0 3 2 4 1 6 2 27 ASSAULT (SEXUAL) 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 ASSIST CALLS 12 15 2 6 10 4 15 32 10 106 BURGLARY 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 14 BURGLARY (MOTOR VEHICLE) 8 1 0 5 1 1 6 15 9 46 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 4 1 17 CRIMINAL TRESPASS 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 6 0 11 DIRECTED PATROL 702 529 295 670 638 508 591 1,381 n/a 5,314 DISTURBANCE 28 19 9 19 18 7 15 27 12 154 DOA (JP CALLS) 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 11 FACILITY CHECK 58 93 63 44 72 48 22 216 1 617 FORGERY / FRAUD 5 0 2 4 8 2 1 17 0 39 HARASSMENT 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 8 0 15 HOMICIDE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KIDNAPPING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MISSING PERSON (ADULT) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 MISSING PERSON (JUVENILE) 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 8 NARCOTICS 1 5 0 0 2 0 4 8 0 20 PROWLER 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 PUBLIC INTOXICATION 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 9 0 16 PUBLIC SERVICE (INFO/CIVIL) 81 58 15 49 58 30 28 201 0 520 ROBBERY 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 SHOPLIFTING 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 13 0 27 SUICIDE (ATTEMPTED) 1 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 9 SUSPICIOUS PERSON 25 25 8 14 22 9 32 51 18 204 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 21 21 5 15 21 7 24 52 15 181 THEFT 5 2 1 13 1 1 4 28 10 65 TRAFFIC (D.U.I.D. & D.W.I.) 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 8 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT (MAJOR) 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 5 0 11 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT (MINOR) 12 12 21 13 21 9 16 47 4 155 TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT 306 583 97 148 268 198 247 538 271 2,656 TRAFFIC HAZARD 14 11 6 22 28 12 11 24 5 133 VACATION WATCH 212 86 27 126 82 129 90 9 431 1,192 VEHICLE THEFT 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 WELFARE CHECK 56 41 13 26 45 12 34 103 8 338 TOTAL INCIDENTS 1,724 1,677 679 1,336 1,428 1,301 1,323 4,279 1,554 15,301

ARREST (MISDEMEANOR) 7 10 4 14 4 8 14 77 0 138 ARREST (FELONY) 6 9 3 6 2 4 6 22 1 59 Page 11 April 18, 2019

MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT—CALLS FOR SERVICE MARCH 2018—ALL ZONES

COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT CALLS FOR SERVICE BY VILLAGE

Grogan's Panther Indian Sterling Alden Cochran's College Town Creekside CALL TYPE Mar 2018 Mill Creek Springs Ridge Bridge Crossing Park Center Park 911 CALLS 8 4 3 4 7 1 15 54 3 99 ALARMS 70 47 30 68 55 59 48 79 71 527 ALL OTHER CALLS 93 115 66 68 91 139 111 1,262 778 2,723 ANIMAL CALL 0 7 0 2 2 0 4 3 3 21 ASSAULT 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 9 ASSAULT (AGGRAVATED) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ASSAULT (FAMILY VIOLENCE) 5 7 1 2 6 3 3 1 1 29 ASSAULT (SEXUAL) 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 8 ASSIST CALLS 20 9 4 8 7 4 7 22 8 89 BURGLARY 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 8 BURGLARY (MOTOR VEHICLE) 3 2 0 1 3 1 5 7 0 22 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 21 CRIMINAL TRESPASS 6 1 1 6 2 2 2 6 1 27 DIRECTED PATROL 282 333 194 223 327 360 222 759 n/a 2,700 DISTURBANCE 34 23 5 26 22 15 10 17 33 185 DOA (JP CALLS) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 8 FACILITY CHECK 19 25 64 15 50 41 87 101 n/a 402 FORGERY / FRAUD 16 4 3 7 6 4 2 18 2 62 HARASSMENT 5 3 0 1 3 4 3 13 1 33 HOMICIDE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KIDNAPPING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MISSING PERSON (ADULT) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 MISSING PERSON (JUVENILE) 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 NARCOTICS 2 0 1 3 3 0 1 4 0 14 PROWLER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PUBLIC INTOXICATION 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 8 PUBLIC SERVICE (INFO/CIVIL) 55 43 22 25 39 17 29 150 0 380 ROBBERY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SHOPLIFTING 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 10 0 20 SUICIDE (ATTEMPTED) 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9 SUSPICIOUS PERSON 24 19 2 25 13 12 16 26 14 151 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 30 19 9 19 18 12 11 23 22 163 THEFT 7 2 1 9 4 6 2 28 2 61 TRAFFIC (D.U.I.D. & D.W.I.) 1 0 1 1 3 0 3 5 0 14 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT (MAJOR) 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 8 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT (MINOR) 14 10 8 17 18 10 28 63 6 174 TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT 212 360 168 156 203 206 123 255 474 2,157 TRAFFIC HAZARD 19 15 11 13 23 3 11 22 9 126 VACATION WATCH 191 254 53 337 193 220 69 0 582 1,899 VEHICLE THEFT 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 8 WELFARE CHECK 58 51 15 30 31 16 39 122 5 367 TOTAL INCIDENTS 1,192 1,368 664 1,084 1,137 1,140 860 3,079 2,020 12,544

ARREST (MISDEMEANOR) 19 11 3 13 9 5 11 48 3 122 ARREST (FELONY) 4 4 1 3 0 3 4 13 1 33 Law Enforcement Services Community Policing —Monthly Report Page 12 ALPHA & OMEGA MOUNTED PATROL

 In March 2019 Mounted Patrol provided customer service and assisted security and law enforcement when appropriate. Special Events — Arts in the Park, Woodlands Mara- thon and Safety Awareness Day Woodlands Children’s Museum  International Visitors: Australia, Canada, China, Cuba, Denmark, England, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa and Spain  Out-of-State Visitors: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connect- icut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Ne- braska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin

Alpha & Omega Mounted MAR 2019 MAR 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2018 Car Alarm Checks 422 347 1,249 1,017 Lost Vehicles 130 84 407 215 Lockouts 9 5 19 21 Unsecured Vehicles 211 72 608 173 Directions 2,155 1,468 6,337 4,534 Handicap Parking 440 316 1,419 875 Customer Assists 559 418 1,205 1,394 Law Enforcement Assists 29 26 79 75 Security Assists 114 96 363 337

MONTGOMERY COUNTY JUSTICE COURT—PRECINCT 3

Justice of the Peace Court - 3 FEB 2019 YTD 2019

New Class "C" Misdemeanor Charges Filed 2,431 5,281 Cases Set on Criminal Docket 1,679 3,044 Criminal Cases Pending 5,981 11,983 Civil Cases on Docket 1,857 3,513 Arrest Warrents Issued 0 0 Total Revenues Collected for Month $393,310.00 $755,028.00

Please note: Monthly statistics for this agency typically run one month behind. Page 13 April 18, 2019 MONTGOMERY COUNTY CONSTABLE’S OFFICE—PRECINCT 3

THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP MAR 2019 MAR 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2018 Internet Crimes Investigator Search Warrants 1 1 2 3 New Cases Assigned 5 1 13 5

Felony Charge(s) Filed 5 1 7 11 Misdemeanor Charge(s) Filed 0 0 0 0 Total Charges 5 1 7 11

MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY CONSTABLE’S OFFICE—PRECINCT 3— CHILDREN’S SAFE HARBOR THROUGH THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP

Children's Safe Harbor MAR 2019 MAR 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2018 Cases Assigned - MCSO (Woodlands only) 3 4 12 17 Cases Assigned - MCCO-P3 6 14 9 27 Total Safe Harbor - Township Assigned 9 18 21 44 Total (All) Safe Harbor Cases - Assigned 24 28 n/a n/a Total Charges Filed (Township) 0 5 1 22

INVESTIGATION OF CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN

Dec Jan 2019 Feb 2019 Mar 2019 YTD 2019 Charges Filed - Internet Crimes 1 1 1 0 2 Charges Filed - Safe Harbor 2 1 0 5 6 TOTAL CHARGES FILED 3 2 1 5 8 Law Enforcement Services Community Policing —Monthly Report Page 14

ABOUT THE TOWNSHIP’S LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

The Woodlands Township is a special purpose district providing municipal types of services to The Woodlands community. By law, The Woodlands Township cannot directly employ law enforcement officers; however, the Township contracts for supplemental law enforcement services in Montgomery County through a contract with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and in Harris County through a contract with Harris County Constable’s Office, Precinct 4. The counties provide community policing services in eight residential zones and the tourism- oriented zone located in Town Center. All zones have full-time deputies providing 24/7 coverage. The Township also contracts with the Montgomery County Constable’s Office, Precinct 3 for investigators specifically assigned to investigate crimes against children. In addition to the Township’s county contracted community-policing deputies, the counties also provide services as needed in the detective operation, administrative support, special services, SWAT team, training, recruitment, traffic control, identification – crime lab, communications, sex offender division, fleet operations, jail division, auto theft and other areas through the county tax levy.

INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE?

For up-to-date information such as Press Releases and Featured Fugitives from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies that serve The Woodlands, please visit www.thewoodlandstownship- tx.gov. You can locate recent public safety media/Press Releases on the Resident Page, choose “Law Enforcement Services” at the bottom go to “Law Enforcement Advi- sories”. You can also sign up for The Woodlands Township Neighborhood Watch under “Neighborhood Watch” at www.thewoodlandstownship- tx.gov/neighborhoodwatch.