It’s an unfortunate reality, but gang-related crimes are everywhere, even here in Lubbock. This is why it’s always important to know what tools you have at your disposal when it comes to reporting suspicious behavior or revealing the location of a gang fugitive.

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In Texas, it’s estimated that there are over 100,000 gang members walking the streets. While not every single member is a murderer, the destruction their organizations cause by filtering illegal drugs through neighborhoods and the violence they spread present a clear danger to Texas citizens.

Whether it’s alien smuggling, murder, assault, or weapons trafficking, gang members in and around Lubbock are known to commit countless crimes of varying severity.

What Criminal Activities Do I Report In Lubbock?

The full list can be viewed on the TAG Lubbock website, but some common gang-related criminal activities to report include the following:

AssaultHuman smugglingSexual assaultVandalismDrug traffickingGang graffitiProstitutionHow Do I Report?

If you feel you need to report any gang-related criminal activities, then you should immediately call (806) 775-7299 and explain what you saw or heard.

You can also visit the TAG Lubbock website and submit an online tip. All submissions are anonymous, and you’ll be asked to provide the date and time of the activity as well as a short description of everything you witnessed.

Through the TAG website, you can see the current list of wanted gang fugitives in and around Lubbock along with further educational material on spotting criminal activities.

Let’s clean up Lubbock streets together. It all starts with seeing something and saying something in order to protect our communities.

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