Comments on: Weekend Crime: Burglars Kick in Resident’s Back Door, Steal Jewelry

By: GoldBacon

GoldBacon — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:06:20 +0000

senior…have you tried talking to your neighbor? Before calling the Gestapo…extending an olive branch may get you better results.

By: senior resident

senior resident — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:41:37 +0000

thanks everyone for your suggestions. I shall try.

By: Lucille

Lucille — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:43:07 +0000

Wolfgang is right. Call:
Daniel Paripovich, Code Enforcement Officer
Public Works Department
713-662-5831
or email at: dparipovich@westutx.gov

By: Lucille

Lucille — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:14:03 +0000

It is a violation of the Noise Ordinance. The details are on the West U website. If you google “West University Noise Ordinance” it will appear. Below is some of it but it is too long to show here.
West University Place, Texas, Code of Ordinances >> PART II – CODE OF ORDINANCES >> Chapter 54 – OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS >> ARTICLE II. – NOISE >>
ARTICLE II. – NOISE
Sec. 54-39. – Unreasonable noise prohibited.
Sec. 54-40. – Enumeration of specific noises.
Sec. 54-41. – Affirmative defenses.
Sec. 54-42. – Injunction as additional remedy.
Sec. 54-43. – Sound level measurements.
Secs. 54-44—54-74. – Reserved.
Sec. 54-39. – Unreasonable noise prohibited.
Causing unreasonable loud and disturbing noise in the city is hereby prohibited and shall constitute an offense. Noises of such character, intensity and duration as are reasonably calculated to be detrimental to the life or health of any ordinary reasonable person are hereby prohibited. This article applies to noise heard within the city, regardless of the point of origin.
(Code 2003, § 15.031)

By: wolfgang

wolfgang — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:34:36 +0000

I would certainly recommend contacting the code enforcement officer to see if they can determine a history and maybe do something about it. I feel your pain.

By: senior resident

senior resident — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:40:33 +0000

An incredibly loud and invasivealarm system next door( speakers are directed right at my bedroom window- has gone off frequently for 20 years. Unless I call the police myself, no one comes, and the police do nothing but look around because obviously there is something wrong in the system- there is no burglary going on. No amount of begging the neighbor or the police to do something has had any result. Oh the police will jokingingly tell me I take a shotgun to it. But that’s about all they have to offer – that and the inevitable question: “How do you stand this?” Some days this goes on all day long!

Anyone else had/have this problem? Any suggestions? No one else in the neighborhood complains because the noise all comes right into my house and often they are all at work anyway.

By: Wolfgang

Wolfgang — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:57:31 +0000

Good point Vanderbilt. I don’t think people understand that these alarm companies like ADT, Comcast, etc. spend more than 5 minutes trying to call people regarding the alarm. When they finally fail, they call the police. This provides these criminals alot of time to rummage through things.

By: Vanderbilt Resident

Vanderbilt Resident — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:12:00 +0000

It’s times like these that I am thankful I have my alarm monitoring done directly by West U police dispatch instead of some out of state alarm monitoring service. Every resident should use DirectLink as their alarm monitoring service and the bad guys would be forced to move on to another city.