Crime
West Lubbock Live-Action GTA Session Ends with Every Agency Ever Created Responding
A 51-year-old man named Sylas Smart (questionable surname choice) kicked off an afternoon of pure Lubbock chaos after getting into a dispute with a woman,…
Nurse Practitioner Pulled Over With DIY Pharmacy Kit, Shockingly Not “Approved by Boss”
In a plot twist no one saw coming—except literally everyone—39-year-old nurse practitioner Matthew Price was…
Slide Road Standoff: Lubbock Man Solves Bar Dispute the Lubbock Way—With Bullets and a Slow-Motion Car Chase
In the latest installment of “Why Are We Like This?”, 28-year-old Juan Lara III was…
Texas Tech Handles Rape Case With $500 Donation and Book Report on Consent
Only in Lubbock could a violent sexual assault at a major university end with what…
“He Did It Again” — Because Apparently Lubbock’s Background Checks Are Just a Suggestion
Lubbock’s revolving door of justice spun one more time this week as 49-year-old Trenity Bailey—already…
Birthday Boy from Hell: Lubbock Man Rings in 53 with Assault, Threats, and Puppy Abuse
Antonio Martinez decided to celebrate his 53rd birthday the Lubbock way—by getting blackout drunk, stripping…
Drunk Driver Who Killed Teen in Lubbock Gets 18 Years — After 3 Years of Freedom
Justice moves fast in Lubbock—if you’re a Ford F-550. Nearly four years after a drunk-driving…
Copper Caboose Chaos: When Your Night Out Turns into a Helicopter Chase
Because it wouldn’t be a proper Lubbock night without some violence at a “family-friendly” bar,…
Judge to Abuser: Childhood Trauma Isn’t a Hall Pass for Making Child Porn
In one of those stories that makes you wish the earth had an “off” switch,…
Slide Road Closed (Again) After Late-Night “Lubbock 500” Ends in Tree Hugging
Another day, another Lubbock traffic stop that turned into a crash scene. Around 9:43 p.m.…