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Lubbock Police Department badge illuminated against flashing blue and red patrol lights at night.
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LPD Solves Crime Forever (Just in Time for the State Troopers to Take the Credit)

According to the Lubbock Police Department’s 2025 annual report, our fair city is officially becoming…

April 30, 2026
A mugshot of 59-year-old Keith Kalka, a bald man with a graying beard who is smiling broadly for the camera against a gray backdrop with height markers.
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Hub City’s Newest Celebrity: Man Faces 20 Years for the Ultimate GTA Lubbock Speedrun

Keith Kalka, a 59-year-old who is currently sporting the most enthusiastic mugshot in the history…

April 30, 2026
Lubbock police cruisers parked at a residential intersection blocked off by yellow crime scene tape.
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Lubbock’s New Favorite Weekend Pastime: Falling Out of Moving Vehicles

Well, it was fun while it lasted. Now that the Texas DPS “surge” has apparently…

April 27, 2026
A black Texas Department of Public Safety SUV with "State Trooper" and "Texas Highway Patrol" decals parked in Lubbock.
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Tuesday Night Fever: Local Legend Tries (and Fails) to Outrun the State’s Finest

Nothing says “Tuesday in the Hub City” like a casual high-speed chase through the scenic…

April 22, 2026
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