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A Texas State Trooper walking back to his patrol vehicle on a dusty Lubbock roadside under a big West Texas sky.
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The King is Coming, so the Cavalry is Here to Make Sure You Don’t Die Before the Encore

Because apparently, Lubbock drivers are so collectively incapable of navigating a paved road without causing…

April 21, 2026
Mugshot of Jeremiah Daniel Rossette edited over a blurred background of red and blue police cruiser lights.
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Local GTA Enthusiast Trades 120 MPH Thrills for 15 Years of Federal Boredom

Welcome to Lubbock, where the wind blows at 50 mph and our criminals drive at…

April 21, 2026
Mugshot of Jo’Brian Liendo, a 19-year-old Smith Unit correctional officer arrested in Lubbock for DWI and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
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Smith Unit Guard Takes a “Career Research” Trip to the Other Side of the Bars

In today’s episode of Lubbock’s Best and Brightest, we meet 19-year-old Jo’Brian Liendo. Jo’Brian was…

April 17, 2026
A split image showing a smiling young Jeannie Quinn on the left and a mugshot of person-of-interest Ricky Don Henderson on the right.
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West Texas Justice: Where It Only Takes 30 Years and Three Different Crime Scenes to Almost Get a Conviction

It’s been eight years since 20-year-old Jeannie Quinn was found hanging in the Abilene woods…

April 16, 2026
Jordyn Dabelstein looking far too cool in a cowboy hat—a local nursing student whose future was cut short by a 3/4-ton truck and a police department that's suddenly forgotten how to issue a press release.
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Texas Tech Police Master the Art of the Shrug After F-150 Claims Another Victim

In a city where the “state flower” is a crumpled Ford F-150 bumper, Lubbock has…

April 16, 2026
Lubbock Police Department badge illuminated against flashing blue and red patrol lights at night.
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LPD Cuts Out the Middleman: Suicidal Subject Assisted Directly to Grave Site

Only in the Hub City would a cry for help turn into a permanent change…

April 14, 2026
Jordyn Dabelstein looking far too cool in a cowboy hat—a local nursing student whose future was cut short by a 3/4-ton truck and a police department that's suddenly forgotten how to issue a press release.
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The Hub City Information Blackout: Texas Tech Police Master the Art of Saying Absolutely Nothing

Welcome to Lubbock, where the only thing moving slower than the traffic on Indiana Avenue…

April 10, 2026
A Lubbock Police Department SUV sits in the foreground with its lights flashing at a nighttime accident scene, while a fleet of emergency vehicles gathers in the background to investigate yet another pedestrian who clearly forgot that surviving a walk in this town requires a neon jumpsuit and a prayer.
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LPD Reminds You That Getting Hit by a Car Is Actually a “You” Problem

Lubbock has officially hit a new milestone in “efficiency” this week, managing to clock two…

April 8, 2026
Jordyn Dabelstein looking far too cool in a cowboy hat—a local nursing student whose future was cut short by a 3/4-ton truck and a police department that's suddenly forgotten how to issue a press release.
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The Hub City’s Favorite Game: Jurisdictional Hot Potato (feat. A 3/4-Ton Truck)

Welcome to Lubbock, where the only thing flatter than the landscape is the police department’s…

April 8, 2026