Constable Patrol in Timbergrove/Lazybrook
Timbergrove Manor Civic Club is moving forward with a Constable Patrol Program that will include the Lazybrook area – This program will be in addition to our already existing Citizens on Patrol program which is 100% volunteer based.
Read about the program below to learn more. If you would be interested in having and paying for this type of security program in Lazybrook, please fill out our survey. Please note this survey closed on 5/31/23 – further updates on this program will be forthcoming via email and newsletter updates.
Cost per household would be $300/yr. This is based on historic participation levels of similar security programs within Timbergrove and the overall cost per officer per year contract, which is about $90k/yr. If this type of program were funded, all residents would be strongly encouraged to participate as the program, which benefits the entire neighborhood, would be funded solely by paid subscriptions. Standard Lazybrook membership dues will not and would never be used for support of this program.
What is Constable Patrol?
The Harris County Constable Patrol program provides a dedicated Harris County police deputy to patrol a given neighborhood area or subdivision. Under this program, a deputy (or multiple deputies, as necessitated and paid for) work a 40-hour week on shifts determined based on crime data, patrolling in marked cars for high visibility to help deter crime. The Heights, Oak Forest, River Oaks and many others currently have contracts with Harris County Precinct 1, which is the Lazybrook/Timbergrove precinct.
Neighborhood Benefits of Participating in a Constable Patrol Program with Harris County:
- Acts as a deterrent to crime by having a great physical police presence
- Reduced response times to emergency and non-emergency situations
- Additional services to subscribing residents (yard signs, vacation watches)
This would put officer(s) patrolling directly in our area who will:
- Respond to house alarm calls
- Respond to HPD dispatch (including 911)
- Perform vacation watches (twice daily visits during patrol hours, subscribers only)
- Write tickets and make arrests
