| Dear Sugar Land residents,
We are committed to impacting crime in your area, but we cannot do it well without help from the community. We need citizens like you to assist us with crime detection and deterrence. Always be observant of any suspicious persons or vehicles and notify the police department at 281-275-2525 as quickly as possible. If you see a crime in progress, call 911. |
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ABC's of Pool Safety |
 | A = Adult Supervision - Assign an adult to supervise children in and around the swimming pool and spa. This is needed whether there is one parent or guardian present or numerous adults present such as during a family event or party.
- Maintain constant eye-to-eye supervision with children in and around the swimming pool and spa.
- Remove children from the swimming pool and spa area for any distraction such as a telephone call, use of restroom, etc.
B = Barriers - Have a fence enclosure that isolates your swimming pool and spa from the home, play areas, front and side yards and the neighbor’s yard.
- Make sure all gates in the isolation fence are self-closing and self-latching.
- Multiple layers of barriers isolating the pool and spa from children should be installed.
C = Classes - Learn how to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
- Enroll your child in swimming lessons.
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Basic Swimming Pool Safety Tips |
| | Protect Your Child From Drowning With These Simple Pool Safety Tips Drowning is one of the major causes of accidents resulting in serious injury and death in children. Parents should not be fooled into thinking that their child is safe just because he/she knows how to swim. In a lot of these cases accidents happened even though the child knew swimming. Accidents in the swimming pool can happen very suddenly without warning. It is very important that all parents follow these basic safety precautions especially if there is a swimming pool at home. - Never allow your youngster to swim alone without any adult supervision. It is quite common to develop a cramp underwater, or for accidents like hitting your head while diving for example, to occur. It is paramount that there should be persons around to help in such situations.
- Do not allow children with no knowledge of swimming in or around the pool. For good pool safety make sure that all kids above the age of 4 attend a certified swimming class, or at least learn basic flotation techniques and life saving techniques in case of accidents. Children younger than 4 should always be accompanied by their parents in the pool.
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Diving Safety |
| | The Consumer Product Safety Commission Cautions Divers about Improper Diving Practices Diving injuries can result in quadriplegia, paralysis below the neck, to divers who hit the bottom or side of a swimming pool, according to CPSC. Divers should observe the following precautions: - Never dive into above-ground pools. They are too shallow.
- Don't dive from the side of an in-ground pool. Enter the water feet first.
- Dive only from the end of the diving board and not from the sides.
- Dive with your hands in front of you and always steer up immediately upon entering the water to avoid hitting the bottom or sides of the pool.
- Don't dive if you have been using alcohol or drugs because your reaction time may be too slow.
Improper use of pool slides presents the same danger as improper diving techniques. Never slide down head first-slide down feet first only. |
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Crime Trends |
| | Identify Theft Identity theft, or identity fraud, is when one person assumes another person’s identity by obtaining personal information for deceptive use or criminal activity. Many times, identity theft is done to gain access to finances or frame another person for a crime. Identity theft is, in short, a crime against another person. Your personal information, such as your Social Security Number, your bank account and credit card numbers and other identifying data are not unique to you as your fingerprints are. Obtaining this information may be a little easier than you think, and there are plenty of uses for your personal information if it falls into the wrong hands. Identity theft is on the rise around the world, mostly because it is getting increasingly easier to obtain people’s private information with the dawn of the Internet. Every day, more and more web sites are popping up on the Internet and more and more of them are not legitimate businesses-they are only there to get your information, preferably your credit card number, so they can commit fraud and charge your card or assume your identity. Sugar Land residents are not immune to this type of activity. Last year there were just over 300 reported cases of Fraud, this was an increase from 2008 in which there were just over 260 cases reported to the police department. |
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 Traffic Law Reminder Sgt. Wayne Coleman with the Sugar Land Police Dept. would like to remind drivers that cell phone usage in school zones is illegal. There are signs posted in all school zones with-in the city limits of Sugar Land. This does not mean while school is in session. It’s before and after school while the lights are flashing or the school zone speed limit is enforced. The only exception is when you have a hands free device. Texas - House Bill 55 - House bill 55 was signed by the Governor in June of 2009. The new law prohibits the use of a wireless communication device within a school crossing zone. |
 Questions or Concerns If you have any questions or concerns about crime in your area, please feel free to call our office. Crime Prevention Unit: Sgt Mike Richards
281-275-2509 Officer Eric Babnew Officer Amy Cummins Officer Harris Johnston Officer Ron Foster Officer Lauren Stockholm |
Daily Crime Report To check criminal activity in your area, click here. You may perform a search on your specific subdivision or view all areas of the City. |
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