Sheriff's Office warns teens not to jump from Lake Woodlands bridges

SLIDESHOW: Dangerous games kids play Montgomery County Sheriff's Office officials are warning teen not to jump from the bridge, pictured above, that leads to Mitchell Island. SLIDESHOW: Dangerous games kids play Montgomery County Sheriff's Office officials are warning teen not to jump from the bridge, pictured above, that leads to Mitchell Island. Photo: David Hopper, Freelance Photo: David Hopper, Freelance Image 1 of / 35 Caption Close Sheriff's Office warns teens not to jump from Lake Woodlands bridges 1 / 35 Back to Gallery

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is warning teens about the dangers of jumping into Lake Woodlands from several bridges near East Shore.

Sheriff's Capt. Allison Allen spoke to The Woodlands Township board July 26 following concerns from residents who have reported several incidents where teens have jumped from the bridge leading to Mitchell Island near East Shore.

Allen said most recently there have been five calls to MCSO regarding the situation.

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"What we try and do in those situations is, first and foremost, we check the welfare of the kids and make sure they are OK," she said. "Once we determine they are OK and haven't been injured, we make sure they understand the severity of what they are doing."

Allen explained that there are many videos on social media showing teens doing dangerous stunts.

"It's all over YouTube," she said.

Mitchell Island is located just west of East Shore and accessible by two bridges. The man-made 22-acre island will be a residential development with 19 homes.

Allen said deputies were able to locate some of the teens involved who live in the East Shore community. She said there were also some concerns about criminal activity on the island but noted there were no reports filed with MCSO.

The Howard Hughes Corporation, which is developing the island, has hired security for the area, Allen said.

Other law enforcement stats

According to Allen, assaults in the community were up 38 percent. She noted that the majority of those were family violence.

Burglaries of a motor vehicle were up 6 percent.

"We had one evening in April where there were several burglaries of a motor vehicle in Zone 8," she said. "We do have suspects and we are actively working on those."

In several other areas, Allen noted, The Woodlands had a drop in incidents.

Criminal mischief was down 32 percent, forgeries and fraud were down 28 percent, thefts were down 13 percent and robberies were down 62 percent.

Members of the board agreed the drop in incidents is good news.

"We continue to thank you for your service," Chairman Gordy Bunch said.