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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
A crashed Lubbock Police motorcycle lying horizontally on the asphalt of 4th Street, perfectly positioned in front of a McDonald's to highlight the exact moment bravery met a "Do Not Pursue" order.
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LPD Motorcycle Officers Turn ‘No’ Into ‘Go,’ Successfully Total Bikes After Ignoring Orders

Our latest local hero, 22-year-old Charles Sykes, decided the West Loop was his personal Autobahn…

April 1, 2026
A grid of six mugshots featuring the men arrested during Lubbock's "Operation Four-Leaf Felony," capturing a stunning array of regret, questionable grooming habits, and the realization that their St. Patrick’s Day luck has officially run out.
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Pot of Gold or Pit of Despair? Law Enforcement Gets Punny with “Operation Four-Leaf Felony”

In a city where the most exciting thing that usually happens is a new Raising…

March 31, 2026
Texas Department of Public Safety seal with gold star and blue background.
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Lubbock’s Finest Turn 19th and University into a High-Stakes Game of Bumper Cars

It’s Friday night in the Hub City, and while most of us were busy avoiding…

March 29, 2026
Lubbock Police Department badge illuminated against flashing blue and red patrol lights at night.
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Who Let the Dogs Out? The Lubbock Police Department, Apparently

Back in April 2025, while the rest of us were worrying about the rising price…

March 25, 2026
A grainy TxDOT traffic camera image showing a backup of vehicles on the Marsha Sharp Freeway overpass at Slide Road in Lubbock, Texas, during the morning commute where an emergency baby delivery took place on the shoulder.
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Welcome to the World! Now Here’s Your Speeding Ticket and a View of the Slide Road Overpass

In a city where the most exciting thing to happen on a Friday morning is…

March 20, 2026