Alcohol
LPD’s Innovative New De-Escalation Tactic: Hitting the Suspect with a Cruiser
Welcome to Lubbock, where the only thing more dangerous than wandering around drunk on an access road at 5 a.m. is the police response. Early…
Twisted Tea, Straight To Jail: Lubbock Man Reminds Us Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (Or Open Roads)
Ah, Tuesday evenings in Lubbock County. The sun sets, the wind howls, and the locals…
Hub City Driving: Where You Can Manage a Fatal Wreck on a Completely Empty Road
Leave it to Lubbock to prove that you don’t even need other cars on the…
Another Shocking Twist: Lubbock Drivers Still Undefeated by Slight Road Curves
Tuesday evening around 6:30 p.m.—right when normal people are winding down or heading to dinner—the…
Mother’s Day in the Hub: Flowers, Brunch, and Window-Side Knifefights
While most of Lubbock was busy overpaying for lukewarm brunch buffets and pretending to like…
Lubbock’s Finest Criminal Geniuses Literally Film Their Own Felonies on the Victim’s Phone
Anthony Jamarillo-Medrano, an 18-year-old resident of our lovely Hub City, was recently treated to a…
Lubbock’s Best Designated Driver Hits a Pedestrian, Drives Home, and Bails Out
Leave it to the Hub City to turn a rare moment of actual responsibility into…
The Speed Limit is 20, but the Ambition was Infinite
It’s 1:30 a.m. in the Hub City, a time usually reserved for questionable Taco Bell…
Lubbock’s Favorite Hobby: Turning Commutes into Crime Scenes
Ah, Highway 87 and the FM 1585 overpass—the scenic route for anyone who enjoys dodging…
Manslaughter? More Like ‘Man-Slight-Inconvenience’ Until You Forget to Call Your PO
Lubbock: where the wind blows 40 mph, the water tastes like a swimming pool filter,…