Crime
Denied the Bathroom, Denied Humanity: 34th Street Shooting Sums Up Lubbock at 5 A.M.
Nothing good ever happens at 5 a.m. in Lubbock—especially not in a convenience store parking lot. Police say a woman working outside a 34th Street…
Trick-or-Treat Crime Spree: Texas Tech’s Week of Burglaries, Booze, and Bad Decisions
It was another banner week for the Texas Tech Police Department, who apparently decided Halloween…
Judge Lets Serial Abuser Walk—Lubbock Shocked to Learn “Consequences” Optional
In the latest episode of Lubbock’s Justice System: Who Needs Consequences Anyway?, two women say…
Run, Hide, Rent-a-Car: Convicted Lubbock Predator Flees to Europe — Then Gets Caught Like a Cheap Plot Twist
A convicted child predator from Lubbock tried to outrun justice by fleeing to Europe —…
Lubbock Teen Arrested After Apparently Speedrunning Every Crime Side Quest in One Neighborhood
Lubbock police say 18-year-old Adrian Castilleja spent the better part of a year doing his…
Lubbock Man Discovers That “The Dark Web” Is Not, In Fact, His Personal Hobby Room
Federal investigators say 61-year-old Terry Joe Sides Jr. was out here being a “relatively sophisticated…
Kidnapping? Gunfire? Car Chase? Lubbock Says: “Okay but what if we just focus on the gun part.”
Joe Lopez—remember him? The guy who allegedly snatched a woman from a Carriage House motel…
Lubbock Man Learns the Cloud is Not a Diary — Gets 20 Years for Unspeakable Crimes
A Lubbock man, 34-year-old Justin Liford, is heading to federal prison for the next two…
Most Wanted Lubbock Fugitive Found in Tulsa, Because of Course He Was
Kendrick “Skrilla” Taylor, the 23-year-old Lubbock murder suspect who made the Texas Top 10 Most…
Love, Bullets, and a Cadillac SUV: Just Another Wednesday in Lubbock
Nothing says “family drama” in Lubbock quite like a drive-by with your ex’s new flame…