Crime
New Deal, Same Old Hypocrisy: Former Local Preacher Trades the Pulpit for a Mugshot
Welcome back to another depressing episode of “Rules for Thee but Not for Me,” West Texas edition. Today’s holy contestant is Brian Townsend, a 48-year-old…
Middle School GTA: 13-Year-Old Leads Lubbock Police on High-Speed Loop 289 Chase
Sunday afternoons in Lubbock are usually reserved for fighting church traffic or staring blankly at…
Masterclass in Stealth: Lubbock Man Uses Neon Yellow PT Cruiser as Beer Heist Getaway Car
Another day, another masterpiece of criminal mastermind behavior in the Hub City. This week’s standard-bearer…
NFL Tells Permanently Banned Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby That Even They Have Standards
Ah, Texas Tech football—where our recruitment strategy apparently involves scouring the NCAA’s disciplinary waste bin…
Brownfield Fugitive Discovers Lubbock Homeless Shelters Make Terrible Witness Protection Programs
Ah, West Texas. Come for the blinding dust storms, stay for the absolute dregs of…
Nominative Determinism Strikes Again: Clovis Woman Named ‘Outlaw’ Arrested for Living Up to the Family Brand
Because Lubbock apparently doesn’t have quite enough homegrown chaos to fill a local broadcast, KCBD…
98% Pure, 100% Busted: Lubbock Bandidos Grandpa “Hot Tub” Pleads Guilty
Well, look who finally decided to stop fighting the law. Steven Glenn Ryals, the 72-year-old…
Lamb County: The Ultimate Hiding Spot for Lubbock’s Most Pathetic Criminals
Meet 37-year-old Pedro Ortiz, a man who apparently thought he formulated the perfect criminal master…
Hub City Grand Theft Auto: Lubbock Drivers Up the Ante with Two Police Chases in One Week
Because navigating regular construction zones and dodging red-light runners isn’t thrilling enough for Hub City…
Two Wheels, One Cheap Pistol, and Zero Brain Cells: Clovis Man Perfects the Bicycle Drive-By
Just when you think West Texas has a absolute monopoly on mind-numbing, logic-defying crime, our…