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CRIME & SAFETY
Man taken to Lubbock hospital after crash kills 29-year-old
ANDREWS Co., Texas— One person was taken to a hospital in Lubbock for serious injuries sustained after a crash and another person lost their life just after 7 a.m. on Friday near SH 176, Mile Marker 240, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. DPS said a vehicle driven by Julio Cesar, Torres, 29, […]
Central Lubbock motel damaged in overnight fire
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - An investigation is underway into a fire at a motel in Central Lubbock early Monday morning. Around 2:40 a.m., Lubbock Fire Rescue responded to the Executive Inn at 44th and Ave. Q. Firefighters worked to put out the flames and checked the rooms. There were no...
Child hit by vehicle, moderately injured, according to LPD
LUBBOCK, Texas — A child was moderately hurt after being hit by a vehicle Monday afternoon, according to the Lubbock Police Department. LPD said the call came in about 5:30 p.m. to the incident in the 1800 block of 79th Place. The child was transported to a Lubbock hospital...
License plate readers installed aims to help catch criminals in Lubbock
LUBBOCK, Texas— Last summer, Lubbock County Judge Curtis Parrish and county commissioners voted to install license plate readers throughout the county, reading everyone’s plates who come in and out of the city, and catching plates linked to people who have committed crimes. The Texas Anti Gang Unit Lubbock Administrator, Phillip Partin, said it started in July […]
2 injured, 1 seriously, in Sunday night wreck
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock police are investigating a wreck that left two people injured on Sunday night. The wreck, in the frontage road in the 5300 block of I-27, left one person with serious injuries and one person with moderate injuries, after one vehicle apparently veered into a tree.
Local teen hopes to keep soccer dreams alive after car accident
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) -One local mom had to spend Mother’s Day next to her son in the hospital. After he was hit by a car on Friday. A car crashed into Alfredo’s Paleteria and left multiple people injured in the process. One of the students who was injured...
New License plate readers helping catch criminals in Lubbock
KAMC Kamryn Mendoza has the story.
Former LPD chief Floyd Mitchell officially on the job as Oakland Chief of Police
LUBBOCK, Texas — On Monday former Lubbock police chief, Floyd Mitchell, began his career as Chief of Police in Oakland, California. “…I’m looking forward to working with you and with members of the community to make Oakland safer,” Mitchell said in part, addressing the community of Oakland. Mitchell spent the last few days meeting his […]
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