Bellaire Police Chief Byron Holloway acknowledges that the scavengers seen on our streets are frustrating for some homeowners. Bellaire officers are warning them to stay away or ask during daylight hours. Bellaire is still under a curfew from midnight to 5:00 am.
Chief Holloway offers these suggestions to homeowners:
1. Place items that are drying in the backyard and not the front yard.
2. If possible, do not place drying items next to debris piles. This gives the appearance that the item is being thrown out. Keeping the trash separate from the debris will help to prevent tearing of the trash bags as items are moved.
3. If you do place items which are intended to keep in the front yard, consider placing them closer to the house than the street.
4. Signage will keep some, not all, from going through items. Suggested sign wording: No taking/No agarrar
Chief Holloway also reminds residents that per Supreme Court rulings, when a person puts items in a trash pick-up area they have little or no expectation of privacy.
City officials are working with contractors in place before Harvey and are developing a pickup schedule for debris to be announced soon. The city’s solid waste crews have resumed regular schedules. Reminder that Monday is the Labor Day holiday and there will be no trash pick-up.
This is an official notice from the City of Bellaire.
