Tech has the third lowest crime rate in the Tennessee Board of Regents system, according to a 2011 Tennessee Bureau of Investigation campus crime survey of the six four-year Universities. The 2011 TBI campus crime statistics showed East Tennessee State University with the third highest crime rate, not far above […]
Crime
Bicyclist struck by vehicle on campus
Tech Police responded to a call at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 20, involving a collision between a bicyclist and a car. The incident occurred at the intersection between Clement and Lewis Halls. “It was a nice, clear day,” Gay Shepherd, Tech police chief, said. “The lady that was driving was very […]
Police investigate report of student hit by van on campus
Tech police are currently investigating a report from a student that he was struck by a vehicle on campus Nov. 8. Robert L. Ryder, 22, a senior mechanical engineering major from Knoxville, Tenn., told Tech police that the vehicle hit him at 1:29 p.m. as he left the Volpe Library […]
Tech student arrested with multiple weapons
A Tech student was arrested by university police for the possession of a loaded revolver, a shotgun and several knives on Sept. 21 in a Tech parking lot. According to the university police report, Robert Erik Haggard, 19, of MS Cooper Hall, was arrested on the Possession of Weapons on […]