Family, police seek information in North Lubbock fatal shooting

By: Madeleine Hall & Haleigh Hinojosa Police are offering the public $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of murder suspect Bryan Garcia, 20, following a shooting that on Nov. 12 in North Lubbock. According to a news release from the Lubbock Police Department, Garcia is wanted in the murder of 28-year-old Paul Saiz. Police […]

Lubbock teen shares lessons learned after shooting, robbery in South Lubbock

By Avery Dishaw and Riley Nester On Aug. 25, at about 1:30 a.m., police responded to a 911 call from 18-year-old Aaron Assiter who said he had been shot outside of a South Lubbock business before crashing his vehicle into the building, according to the Lubbock Police Department’s news release. Police arrived at Drug Emporium, […]

Lubbock police announce arrests in connection to weekend double homicide

Lubbock Police announced three arrests were made in a double homicide case that occurred on April 4. Mia Altamirano, 17, and Michael Bean, 20, were pronounced dead at the scene and two other victims sustained life-threatening injuries. Ricky Clardy Jr., 20, and Malachi Gibson, 18, are alleged by police to have approached the front door […]

Suspect in Pharmacy Robbery reported Thursday Morning Found

  Lubbock Police officers responded to a call about a robbery at 10:15 a.m. at Highland Pharmacy located at 2424 50th St., according to Lubbock Police Department news release. Police report the suspect entered the pharmacy with a weapon and demanded pharmaceutical narcotics – the pharmacist complied, and the suspect then fled the building. The […]

Lubbock Police Searching for Two Persons of Interest Related to a Shooting

The Metropolitian Special Crimes Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Arthur Swain and Katika Sharron Wilson, who believed to be involved in a Jan. 10 shooting, according to Lubbock police news release. Arthur Swain is described as a 54-year-old black male, about 6-feet tall and 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, […]

Lubbock Police arrest gang member for two assaults, armed robbery

By Sabrina Hoover Law enforcement officials have made an arrest in connection to two assaults which turned into an armed robbery on Dec. 14, according to a Lubbock Police Department news release. In cases stemming from separate incidents on the same day, LPD officers and United States Marshals arrested 27-year-old Matthew Benites for two aggravated […]

Lubbock rapper sentenced to 25 years in prison after lyrics, social media posts admitted as evidence

By Corey May Editor’s note: An appeal was filed in the Seventh District of Texas Court of Appeals in Potter County on Dec. 05, 2019. Further movement in the case is still pending.  On April 22, 2019, Treshon “Parkway Tee” Stokes, charged with possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver in the […]

In My Own Words: Warnock shares his take on covering sex-trafficking

Local sex-trafficker discusses his “business,” while local experts describe the dangers and consequences in the Hub City. The reality I wrote this story in spring 2019 for my reporting class. While this was not a story that I wanted to pursue at first, I decided it would be a good package for my original story, […]

Texas Tech Police hosts active shooter training

By William Watson Texas Tech Police Lt. Amy Ivey opened active shooter training with her background information before playing 911 audio from the 1999 Columbine High School shooting. One could hear the fear of the caller and the shots of the shooter as participants were filled with shock and terror. The Texas Tech Police Department […]

Lubbock woman speaks out on death of son, 4 remain jailed

By Cross Warnock (Jour 3312) LaTissue Butler, the mother of 20-year-old Tyshaun Bates, said his presence is missed by their whole family. “I miss him daily, minutes, seconds, I miss him,” Butler said. “He was the life of the party; his presence is really missing.” On April 10, just before midnight, police responded to reports […]