Crime
Lubbock Man Tries to Be an Uber Driver, Forgets the Part Where Uber Isn’t Kidnapping
Early Saturday morning, a 20-year-old named Jesse Gonzales apparently decided to open his own ride-sharing…
Texas Tech Carjacker Outsmarts Himself, Shockingly Fails
Nothing says “guns up” quite like a 3 a.m. carjacking in a Texas Tech parking…
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…
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…