Guns
Local Teen Invents New ‘Customer Service’ Strategy: Home Invasions and Instagram Threats
Well, Lubbock, it looks like our youth are finally taking initiative. Nicholas Malachi Vecchio, a 17-year-old who clearly skipped the “how to be a functioning…
Easter Egg Hunt, Gunfight Edition: Two Dead, Kids Nearby, and the Shooter Gets Deferred Adjudication
In the latest installment of Only in Lubbock, a deadly Easter Sunday shootout that left…
42 Seconds, One Gun, and the Annual Reminder That Lubbock Nights Go From Zero to Critical Real Fast
Late Monday night, a Lubbock Police officer responded to a domestic disturbance near 18th Street…
Another “Accidental” Gun Death in Lubbock, Because Of Course It Was
Court records now lay out the moments leading up to the January 9 shooting that…
Protective Orders, Revisited: Lubbock Tries the “Pretty Please” Method Again
Remember Robert Arnold—the guy who allegedly brutalized the same woman, posted bond, and then allegedly…
Six Minutes, One Meth Deal, and 21 Years Later: Lubbock’s Fastest Route to Federal Prison
James Lucas Johnson, 38, has officially turned a short hotel-room meth deal into a 21-year…
Afterhours Club, Aftermath Justice: Lubbock Hands Out Light Sentences Like Party Favors
In the latest episode of Only in Lubbock, Lavarius Scott pleaded guilty this week to…
Domestic Violence, Random Gunfire, and a $100,003 Bond: Just Another Greatest Hit From Lubbock
Lubbock police have arrested 28-year-old Izaiah Hernandez on charges that include assaulting a pregnant woman…
Drive-By, Drive-Lightly: Lubbock Hands Out Five Years for a Deadly Night
Back in September 2021, someone decided the 1600 block of 28th Street was a fine…
Small-Town Gunfire, Big-Town Silence: Slaton Wakes Up to a Nightmare
Late Sunday night, just before 11 p.m., police were called to the 300 block of…