A fugitive who police said evaded them for several days was finally taken into custody Thursday. Authorities said Kenneth William Shults ran from police starting early Sunday morning, nearing the north side of Abilene in the pursuit. According to the Abilene Reporter-News, Clyde and Eula ISD schools went on lockdown on Thursday after Shults was ... [Read More…]
Warnings issued after winter break-ins
The ACU Police Department is encouraging faculty, staff and students to lock their car doors and be safe after a rash of auto burglaries over the Christmas Break. Thieves burglarized five vehicles in the neighborhoods surrounding the campus during that time, and ACUPD reported that all cars were unlocked at the time of the burglaries. Three of ... [Read More…]
Police respond to trespasser in Duncum
Police and fire officials responded Monday to an incident at the Duncum Center for Conflict Resolution after a man described as "unstable" created a disturbance at the offices. A Duncum Center employee called police Monday at around 11:40 a.m. after the man walked through the center lobby and into a nonpublic area of the building, said ACU ... [Read More…]
ACU Police apprehends, arrests door-knocker
ACUPD arrested a suspicious male who was knocking on doors of off-campus residencies for several weeks and asking strange questions. The man was arrested Monday at about 3 p.m. for charges unrelated to the door-knocking. Police Chief Jimmy Ellison said ACUPD received a call about the man and officers located him near EN 14th St. and Avenue E. The ... [Read More…]
Suspicious door-knocking reported
The ACU Police Department has received three calls in the past 10 days about a suspicious male knocking on doors of students living off-campus and asking the residents strange questions. Lt. Randy Motz of the ACU Police said they were first notified of a suspicious male knocking on a student's door on E.N. 13th St. on Jan. 19. They received two ... [Read More…]
Basketball player accused in theft
Armani Williams, a junior journalism major from Chicago, Ill., and a guard on the men's basketball team, was arrested and charged with robbery after an incident at Walmart on the morning of Nov. 30, according to police. Williams has been suspended indefinitely from all team activities, including games, practices and workouts. In addition, senior ... [Read More…]
Mesquite Square shooting victim shows improvement
Family and friends of the 21-year-old Hardin-Simmons University student shot in the head last week by a tenant at the Mesquite Square apartment complex say they have been amazed at his rapid recovery since the incident. After spending several days in a coma at Hendrick Medical Center, Jacob Allen was alert and in fair condition Tuesday and may be ... [Read More…]