The Texas Tech Police Department issued an email notification about a sexual assault that happened on campus Thursday, March 26. A female Tech student was meeting with a professor in the Kinesiology Building when allegedly he forcibly fondled her breasts. The professor was identified and has been prohibited from all campus facilities and further contact […]
Texas Tech PD urges vigilance after consecutive on-campus assaults, suspect at large
December 9, 2019 by
Texas Tech police are investigating two separate on-campus assault cases which occurred in less than 48 hours of each other, said TTPD Lt. Amy Ivey. Ivey said the cases are being investigated separately until police receive more information. On Dec. 9, at about 6:47 p.m., a woman reported to police that a Hispanic male attempted […]
Texas Tech Police hosts active shooter training
June 3, 2019 by
By William Watson Texas Tech Police Lt. Amy Ivey opened active shooter training with her background information before playing 911 audio from the 1999 Columbine High School shooting. One could hear the fear of the caller and the shots of the shooter as participants were filled with shock and terror. The Texas Tech Police Department […]
Blue phones enhance safety on TTU campus
April 18, 2019 by
Texas Tech University officials take precautions to make sure students feel safe by placing blue phones in various places on campus. Amy Ivey, administrative lieutenant at the Texas Tech Police Department, explained what blue phones are and their uses around the Tech campus. “Here at Texas Tech we have our own dispatch centers,” Ivey said. […]
SGA Debates Congratulating Police
November 15, 2016 by
By Kristen Barton Earlier this month at a Texas Tech Student Government Association meeting, debate arose around a resolution to show support for the Texas Tech and Lubbock Police Departments. The general clerk sends all the legislation for the meetings ahead of time so senators can prepare debates or votes for the resolutions. A congratulatory piece has […]
Out with the Old, In with the New Cruisers
November 1, 2016 by
By Billy Ingle Getting a new car can be an exciting experience. For the police force, cars are tools to help its do its job. Around the Texas Tech University campus and Lubbock, new police cruisers are out on the roads. Police Chief Kyle Bonath of the Texas Tech Police Department said its new police cruisers remain all white, with […]
Mobile “Blue Light” App Coming to Tech
April 28, 2016 by
The Student Government Association and the office of Risk Intervention and Safety Education, or RISE, are introducing a new app to help students feel safer on campus. SGA announced its partnership with app provider Rave Guardians on Tuesday. The app is already being used at multiple universities, including many in the Big 12, according to the Rave Website. The new […]
Dire Straits: When Tech Does (and Does Not) Send Alerts
April 4, 2016 by
By Victoria Landers Two recent incidents on Texas Tech’s campus that required emergency response have left local journalists, students and faculty wondering: Why were they not notified by the university’s alert system? The first incident occurred on Friday, March 4, when the Texas Tech Police Department responded to a report of a possible bomb threat in the College […]
Drug, Alcohol Arrests Rising with Campus Population
October 7, 2015 by
Drug and alcohol-related arrests on Texas Tech’s Lubbock campus rose by 40 percent in 2014 over the previous year, shows the annual Jeanne Clery Campus Security Report, released on Oct 1. The increase reflects at least in part the growth of the on-campus population. An analysis by The Hub@TTU showed a positive correlation of .94 between the number […]
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 […]
