Constable Precinct 7 is raiding boarding houses in Houston's westside. The community has been complaining of heavy drug use and prostitution coming from this area, something the constables will not stand for.
"We have the same situation with the rest of these boarding houses. An increase of burglaries in the neighborhood, thefts from people who lived here," said Captain J. M. Phillips Jr., Constable Precinct 7.
Their primary goal is to come in and sweep the house, to make sure there's no drugs or illegal contraband present. Second, to make sure the residents themselves are okay.
"To make sure the person's welfare is taken care of mainly, but look at this, I mean, people are living in this and the owners of these boarding houses just don't care," said Phillips.
The owners may not care, but the city of Houston's Neighborhood Protection Code Enforcement does. Their job is to come in and check to see if the structure is sound, and if the living conditions are suitable. If not, the owner will be given a warning, and if nothing is changed, a citation will be issued.
"The day is done. We rid the community of a nuisance, this is certainly a nuisance to the community. I applaud that neighborhood protection and the fire marshal for coming out here in ridding our community of these types of properties," said Captain J. M. Phillips.
"We have the same situation with the rest of these boarding houses. An increase of burglaries in the neighborhood, thefts from people who lived here," said Captain J. M. Phillips Jr., Constable Precinct 7.
Their primary goal is to come in and sweep the house, to make sure there's no drugs or illegal contraband present. Second, to make sure the residents themselves are okay.
"To make sure the person's welfare is taken care of mainly, but look at this, I mean, people are living in this and the owners of these boarding houses just don't care," said Phillips.
The owners may not care, but the city of Houston's Neighborhood Protection Code Enforcement does. Their job is to come in and check to see if the structure is sound, and if the living conditions are suitable. If not, the owner will be given a warning, and if nothing is changed, a citation will be issued.
"The day is done. We rid the community of a nuisance, this is certainly a nuisance to the community. I applaud that neighborhood protection and the fire marshal for coming out here in ridding our community of these types of properties," said Captain J. M. Phillips.
