By Ellysa Gonzales and Nicole Crites When Lubbock went “wet” in 2009, many were divided about allowing alcohol sales within city limits. Now, almost seven years after the controversial vote, officials say opponents’ biggest concerns did not pan out. The number of alcohol-related offenses in Lubbock has hardly changed since alcohol sales became legal, said Lt. […]
High Crime to High End
October 9, 2014 by
North Overton’s crime and abandonment was the basis behind Delbert McDougal’s decision to redevelop the area just outside of the Texas Tech University campus in 1999. Today, shopping centers and apartment complexes conceal the area’s dangerous history, but one thing is seemingly missing: the crime. In 2005, halfway through the regentrification project, North Overton’s Wal-Mart was in the […]
Scream Look-alikes Alarm the Cottages
October 1, 2013 by
By Alicia Keene and Abbie Arroyos Recent stories about break-ins and burglaries near Kortni Robinson’s home at the Cottages of Lubbock in North Overton set her on edge, but nothing prepared her for the shock on her porch just hours before the government shutdown. As if from a bad horror flick, she screamed as two masked figures […]
Staff In Possession of Marijuana: Campus Crime Report
April 3, 2013 by
Crime reports released by the Texas Tech Police Department for April 2, 2013. A Texas Tech Officer responded to a medical, which occurred at Carpenter Wells Residence Hall. A student was having trouble breathing. The student was transported to University Medical Center Emergency Room by Emergency Medical Services. A Texas Tech Officer investigated an assault […]
Campus Crime Reports
March 8, 2013 by
Crime reports released by the Texas Tech Police Department for March 7, 2013. A Texas Tech Officer issued a non-student a criminal trespass warning from Drane Hall. The non-student had been terminated from employment at Drane Hall. A Texas Tech Officer investigated a vehicle accident, without injuries, and duty on striking and unattended vehicle in […]
Car Chase Ends In Traffic-Halting Wreck
February 27, 2013 by
Recap according to police Captain Roy Bassett: Police tried to stop the driver in the white Lincoln for reckless driving before he sped away. The officer followed the suspect a few blocks down 82nd, through a neighborhood, and back down 82nd. He clipped a white car before swerving into other traffic, hitting a beige car […]
