The Lubbock Police Department reports juvenile alcohol offenses are already higher in 2025 than the totals for all of 2023 and 2024—because apparently the kids are not alright. With 42 charges so far, officers say most were “minor in consumption,” peaking in April when spring fever apparently came with a six-pack.
Lt. Brady Cross did the standard “alcohol is dangerous” PSA, warning that teens are getting booze from family, friends, fake IDs, and old-fashioned beer runs. He emphasized that minors caught drinking face Class C misdemeanors, and if they’re behind the wheel with even a sip in their system, jail time is on the table.
Police say these tickets aren’t just about punishing kids for partying but about preventing the cascade of “bad decisions” that come with underage drinking—like crashes, assaults, or waking up in the back of a patrol car with no idea how you got there.
With stats like this, maybe the city should just rename Lubbock Christian University’s mascot to the Fighting White Claws and get it over with.
