Police
A Year Later, Lubbock Still Can’t Explain How “No Threat” Became a Body Bag
It’s been nearly a year since 20-year-old Texas Tech student Erskin Charles Jenkins was shot and killed by a Lubbock County Sheriff’s deputy, and his…
Lubbock Says Child Abuse Isn’t Worse Here—We’re Just Really Good at Finding It
Lubbock’s arrest reports keep filling up with child sexual abuse cases, but according to Detective…
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…
Charges Dropped After LPD Employee Allegedly Decks Elderly Sex Offender — Because, Well, Lubbock
The case against former Lubbock Police Department employee Daniel Diaz-Gonzalez has been dismissed after prosecutors…
Slide Road Closed (Again) After Late-Night “Lubbock 500” Ends in Tree Hugging
Another day, another Lubbock traffic stop that turned into a crash scene. Around 9:43 p.m.…
Lubbock Mourns K9 Hero, Still Can’t Train Humans Properly
Lubbock County is in mourning after K9 Arlo, the sheriff’s office’s oldest working police dog,…
Deputy Hits Cyclist, Cites Cyclist — Because Lubbock Logic
Ah, Lubbock — where even getting hit by a cop can somehow be your fault.…
DPS Trooper Crashes on the Way to Help Catch a Felon — Lubbock Traffic Strikes Again
Apparently, Lubbock wasn’t done with its “officers vs. physics” double feature this week. Fresh off…
Fast & the Foolish: Lubbock Man Hits 100 MPH, Finds Out Physics Still Works
Nothing says “good morning, Lubbock” like a high-speed chase ending in a midtown demolition derby.…
Lubbock’s Newest Drug Dog Is a Horse — and Apparently, It Works
In yet another “only in Lubbock” moment, a man was arrested after believing an LPD…