Tech Police Urge Students to be Alert after Two Assaults on Campus
By: Ashley Hinson
Updated: February 7, 2013
Texas Tech Police received a call for an attempted sexual assault at Wall Residence Hall, Friday night. Just hours later, on Saturday morning, police received another call this time for aggravated assault. A female student said she was struck on the head after hearing a man's voice in the Z4M parking garage.
Tech Police said assaults on campus are uncommon, but the recent events are a reminder to always be watchful.
"If you're going out with friends, make sure you come back with the same friends," said Texas Tech Administrative Captain Stephen Hinkle. "Don't bring anyone you don't know back to your home or residence. It's just basically being aware of your surroundings, especially if you're going to be out at two, three or four in the morning. We like to say that we're a very safe campus we have patrol officers out 24 hours a day, but we can't be everywhere at once."
Hinkle said if you've been a victim of sexual assault not to shower or wash your clothes. He said to call police immediately so they can preserve all of the evidence.
