Texas Tech police patrol cars flashed their red and blue lights in unison at 11 a.m. Friday to commemorate Darren Goforth, a slain Harris County sheriff’s deputy who was shot a week ago at a gas station after filling up his patrol car. The tribute followed a call from Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, asking all Texas officers to turn on their […]
Campus Safety and the Blue Lights
May 2, 2014 by
Within the past three years, the Texas Tech University Police Department responded to more than 100 Clery Act crimes, or on campus felonies. According to the Tech crime statistics report for 2012, 13 of these offenses were sex offenses. David Knipe, a sophomore mechanical engineering major from Midland, Texas, said the numbers outraged him. “That’s […]
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 […]
Jones-AT&T Stadium Suffers Wind Damage
May 2, 2013 by
High-speed northern winds damaged the southeast light pole of the Jones-AT&T Stadium today, and Texas Tech police evacuated the surrounding area from Drive of Champions to University Avenue at MacDavis Lane in order to prevent injury to Tech personnel or passerbys. Bikers and walkers were turned away by Tech police and security guards, while barricades […]
Threats of DWIs Imposing On Students
March 5, 2013 by
Photo taken from video below. With the threat of getting a DWI looming over them, some Texas Tech students, like Zach Hummel, have an increasing concern about driving drunk. Hummel, a senior psychology major at Texas Tech from Plano, Texas, said he thinks about the possibility of getting pulled over after having a couple of […]
