Local law enforcement officers lit the “Flame of Hope” and laced up their shoes on Monday to run the torch down to the 50th Annual Special Olympics in San Antonio. Twenty-eight officers from Lubbock Police Department, Lubbock Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Public Safety, Frenship ISD, Lubbock Cooper ISD, began the run Tuesday morning in […]
Lubbock Fire Chief to Retire in Addition to Police Chief
In addition to the retirement of Lubbock Police Chief Greg Stevens, the City of Lubbock on Tuesday announced the retirement of Fire Chief Lance Phelps. Stevens, under municipal retirement rules, can take a job after retirement, and he was named as the sole finalist as police chief in Rockport. Mayor Dan Pope and City Manager […]
SWAT Team Called to Central Lubbock Neighborhood
Lubbock Police responded to the 2400 block of Avenue X for the call of a domestic disturbance. The original call came in about 9:00 a.m., police said. A resident of the neighborhood indicated that things escalated just before 11:00 a.m. She said police had guns drawn on a house and were not letting people out […]
Man killed trying to cross Parkway Drive Tuesday night
The Lubbock Police Department has identified 54-year-old Darnell Johnson as the man who died Tuesday night after being hit by a car near the 2600 block of Parkway Drive. Police were called to the area before 9 p.m. near Parkway Drive and Beech Avenue, close to the United Supermarkets after it was reported a person […]
Overnight Shooting
Lubbock Police are investigating after one person was injured in a shooting overnight on Wednesday. Police responded to the 6100 block of Avenue S just before 12:30 a.m., but they weren’t able to confirm the actual location of the shooting. An EverythingLubbock.com crew at the scene reported seeing officers in the 6500 block of Sherman […]