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Consumer Alert: Parents Should Keep Children Away From new Video Chat Web Site Chatroulette.com
Constable Phil Camus wishes to pass on the following safety information that was received by his office, please read below for safety alerts received from the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Attorney General’s office:
FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE:
Consumer Alert: Parents Should Keep Children Away From new Video Chat Web Site Chatroulette.com
An increasingly popular Web site poses a threat to Texas children by giving users – including dangerous sex offenders – an opportunity to conduct live video chats with randomly selected participants.
Armed with only a Web camera and Internet access, www.chatroulette.com users are paired with a random stranger for a video chat. Neither a login nor registration is required before young users can be face-to-face with a total stranger. Worse, users who simply click “next” are shuffled to a new video chat partner.
An undercover investigation by the Cyber Crimes Unit revealed startling results. Nearly half of the randomly selected users encountered by Cyber Crimes investigators immediately exposed themselves and conducted sexually explicit acts on camera.
In light of the serious threat that children will be exposed to graphic sexual conduct, Texas parents should prohibit their children from accessing www.chatroulette.com. Although site users are supposed to be at least 16 years old, the rule is not clearly enforced – which means parents’ preventative role is particularly important.
Attorney General Abbott reminds parents to closely monitor their children’s Internet activities by using the following safety tips:
• Place the computer in a public room at home so that parents can monitor their children’s Internet use. Do not allow computers in a child’s bedroom or permit the use of Web cameras.
• Make sure children know never to agree to a face-to-face meeting with someone they meet online and never to divulge personal information to an Internet stranger.
• Stay informed. Surf the Internet with children or at least talk to them about the Web sites they are visiting.
• Establish ground rules for children’s Internet usage, including the hours they may surf and the kinds of Web sites they may visit. Post the rules near the computer.
Posted: Monday, March 08, 2010
House broken into in Southlake Village
One of my friend's houses was broken into yesterday. She lives in Southlake Village and is gone quite a bit but her husband is usually there some during the week.
She says:
I do live at the end of a cu-de-sac in a gated community, but have easy access to South Lake Village Dr and Cinco Ranch Blvd thru a walk thru opening in the rod iron fence along South Lake Village Dr. The pool guy called me this morning to tell me that a window in the back had been broken. We had a friend go by the house and call the Fort Bend Sheriff---they got there really fast. Anyway---they said that on Thurs between 11am to 1 pm several other houses "in the area" were also burglarized with the same MO--broke a window pane on the back porch, unlocked the window and crawled in. All the robber seemed to be looking for was jewelry and piggy banks or loose money by rummaging thru drawers in the master bedroom and bath. So far, we haven't been able to determine that anything is missing.
It sure is a weird feeling knowing that someone was in my house!!!! Thankfully, no one was at home and at this point nothing of any value seems to be missing. I refer to "him" because the sheriff did say there was a large shoe print---something like a work boot. Just wanted to give all of you a heads up--especially since it was a day time thing and there were several houses involved on the same day.
Posted: Sunday, February 21, 2010
2010 Election for Two Board of Directors Positions for Cinco Ranch
The 2010 election for two Board of Directors positions for the Cinco Ranch Homeowners Association will be held at the Neighborhood Representative Meeting (NRC Meeting) on May 17, 2010. Votes will be cast by the Voting Representatives, or their alternates, of each Cinco Ranch (Cinco I) Neighborhood. The two Director positions are for a 3 year term. Any resident in good standing, who has sufficient time to attend evening Board meetings twice a month, able to fully participate in the workings of the Board and is interested in running should submit a letter of intent and biography to Jason Blackman by mail or in person to 4025 S. Mason Road, Katy, Texas 77450, by email to jblackman@pcmi-us.com, or fax to (281) 559-0478 by Thursday, April 1, 2010.
Posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
COMMUNITY WEBSITE SURVEY
We need your input concerning the features you would like to see on the community Website. Please click the link below to see a list of recommendations by the Communications Committee and to give us your input.
Fort Bend County Emergency Services District #2
2009 Call Summary Statistics
December
2009 Total
Monthly Average
EMS Calls
107
886
74
Fire Calls
46
347
29
Other Calls
9
55
5
Total
Calls
162
1,288
107
“Other Calls” include investigating gas leaks, vehicle lock-outs, hazardous material situations, etc.
Of the 2009 runs,
104 (8%) involved motor vehicle accidents, and
49 (4%) were mutual aid calls with other fire departments.
Posted: Monday, January 18, 2010
COMMUNITY
AWARENESS CONTACT LIST
If you are a Cinco Ranch resident,
we invite you to send your contact information to
your Neighborhood Representative. On occasion the
NRC would like to get input from the residents, being
on the list will enable your representative to contact
you.
PLEASE REPORT PROBLEMS AND OFFER SUGGESTIONS
If you have an idea that could make this website better or if you experience a problem with this website please let us know about it. Send a note and include your name, phone number and as much detail as you think necessary.
Suggestion or Complaint: If you have a complaint or a suggestion that concerns the Cinco Ranch Community, then please report it by submitting the Communication Form. Or you may print and mail the PDF Version of that form
Frequently Asked Questions: If you have a question that you would like answered and then posted to the Frequently Ask Questions page, then please send your question in an eMail.
The story of The Cinco Spirit is similar to the story
of the Phoenix. You know the bird that rises from
its ashes. Many years ago, Cinco Ranch printed a monthly
newsletter call The Cinco Spirit. I for one looked
forward to sitting in my comfortable chair with a cup
of coffee on a Saturday morning to read The Cinco Spirit. With
the creation of the website in 2003 and cost cutting
pressures, the monthly newsletter became the quarterly
newsletter. Eventually, the newsletter was converted
to PDF format and made available on the internet. All
very convenient for most but something was missing… You
might say the Cinco Spirit died…
Through the generous offer of Krenek Printing Company
the Cinco Spirit rises from the ashes and becomes a
monthly publication again. The Cinco Residential
Property Association has entered into an agreement with
Krenek Printing to publish material about association
operations and events. Of course, other community groups
will continue to include their information in this fine
publication that many of us have grown to count on.
By cooperating with Krenek, we will be able to “get
the word out” on a monthly basis without mailing
and labor expenses to the association.
In future months, we plan to feature articles highlighting
pressing issues in our community, the work of the Board
of Directors and the work of the Neighborhood Representative
Committee as well as other committees and groups within
Cinco Ranch. If you have been submitting material directly
to Krenek Printing, please continue to do so. If you
are involved with association operations, please send
your material to community manager at cincoranchcustomercare@pcmi-us.com.
If you have an idea for an article or a column or want
to write an article, send that along as well…
Regards,
Richard Wendrock
Communications Committee Chairman
IF YOU LIVE IN CINCO I AND A PRINTED COPY OF THE CINCO SPIRIT IS NOT BEING DELIVERED
TO YOUR HOME, PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CLICKING HERE TO
SEND AN EMAIL.
