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Independent student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

Independent student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

Independent student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

Seventeen Virginia State Police officers responded with local law enforcement to four different scenes on Nov. 1, 2023.

New details emerge about police searches during W&L lockdown

Virginia State Police spread across Lexington after Washington and Lee University received an email threat and a UPS driver reported possible shots fired near downtown
Luke Fountain
November 30, 2023
Ricardo Vergara will spend six years in prison and five on probation.

Grand jury indicts former Washington and Lee first-year on rape charges

Lexington police arrested Ricardo Vergara in February for allegedly sexually assaulting a fellow student a month earlier
Jenny Hellwig, Editor-in-chief
November 7, 2023
The Lexington Police Department is on Fuller Street. Photo by Jess Kishbaugh, '24.

The average crime in Lexington

A strictly academic comparative study on big city vs. small town police
Hyatt Sbar
April 12, 2022

Lexington City Council increases officers’ salaries

Members of the Lexington Police Department will see a boost in their next paycheck
Mimi Sherrill
November 9, 2021

Police and sheriff’s officers meet with W&L students

Officers spoke with students about relations between students, local residents and law enforcement
Kelly Swanson
November 17, 2015

Police Chief raises concern about VMI, W&L relations

Al Thomas speaks to W&L students about staying safe when interacting with cadets on the weekends
Jordan Cohen
November 9, 2015
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