Empty Houston home: Precinct 2 constable waiting on US Housing and Urban Development to act on ‘nuisance home’ in Colgate Street [Video]

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — People living in a southeast Houston neighborhood are fearing for their safety due to what police are calling a “nuisance house.” Neighbors said strangers have been coming and going from the home for about the last year, some of whom have been charged with illegal possession of guns and drugs.

James Rieman serves as a board member for the Historic Glenbrook Valley Civic Club. He spoke out for neighbors who live around the corner from him and were too afraid to talk on camera about the issues coming from the house at 8110 Colgate St.

“The people that live there would punch holes in the fences and then run extension cords to the neighbor’s house and steal electricity. We also would see drug paraphernalia, syringes, wrappers, and baggies on the street,” Rieman said.

He went on to say, “Even though we live in Houston, this neighborhood has a small-town feel. …