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OHFA seeking to renew SEAL security patrol
By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com
About a decade ago, crime was soaring in Oak Forest, with a resident being held up at gunpoint in their driveway in one case, leading to the implementation of a contract security patrol to help deter potential crimes.
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The S.E.A.L. SECURITY patrol, which is renewed at the beginning of each year, is up for renewal once again.
And the Oak Forest Homeowners Association is asking for support from homeowners in order to keep the security contractors patrolling the neighborhood for another year.
S.E.AL. began in 2013 after a group of volunteers began searching for ways to make the neighborhood feel safer amidst an uptick in crime in Houston. S.E.A.L. was selected in 2013, and patrols began that September.
“Residents are positive about having security patrol through SEAL, and told the OFHA Board why they want to keep it,” said Lucy FisherCain, the OFHA board’s treasurer.
There are more than 5,500 homes divided among 18 sections in Oak Forest, with more than 23,000 residents living in the neighborhood according to the OFHA. S.E.A.L.
