The Executive Inn at 4401 Avenue Q is once again topping the charts as Lubbock’s worst hotel, with two shootings in just the past week adding to its long résumé of drugs, gangs, and general chaos. Back in March, the city threatened to shut it down as a “criminal nuisance.” Fast-forward to now, and Police Chief Seth Herman says the place has made “no progress whatsoever.” Translation: still a magnet for trouble.
In case the numbers weren’t damning enough, LPD logged 731 calls to the motel in just 478 days—that’s nearly 47 police visits a month. At this point, officers should just forward their mail there. The Baymont Inn down the street, which was on the city’s naughty list earlier this year, apparently cleaned up its act. But the Executive Inn? Same old mess.
The city could still move forward with “abatement,” a legal process that lets them force problem businesses to shut down. In the meantime, Herman says they’re also eyeing a few local bars that are starting to compete for the title of “most police calls per month.” The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is now involved, which means at least some liquor licenses could be on the chopping block too.
When your hotel averages 47 police calls a month, maybe it’s not a “hospitality business” anymore—it’s just an unofficial police precinct with really bad carpet.
