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Final suspect in Lubbock teens shooting death surrenders to police Lubbock police officials said Wednesday that the final suspect in a June 9 fatal shooting at a Central Lubbock apartment complex has surrendered to authorities and is in custody. The 16-year-old boy is the last of seven teenagers arrested in connection with the shooting death of 14-year-old Dequavion Traylor during a drug rip at the Ella Apartments in the 1100 58th Street.  All seven are facing a charge of murder for their...

Caprock Chronicles: Lubbock Police Department centennial Monte Monroe Editor’s Note: The Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker a retired Texas Tech librarian. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s article is by Monte Monroe, Ph.D. He is an archivist at the Southwest/Special Collection Library on the campus of Texas Tech University. On May 11, 2021, the mayor and city council officially recognized the Lubbock Police Department for 100 years of service, hosting a public...

History of Lubbock Police Department on display at Citizens Tower Five display cabinets containing artifacts and photographs documenting the Lubbock Police Departments century of history were installed for display Tuesday in the lobby of Citizens Tower. An unveiling ceremony on Tuesday afternoon came ahead of the city council meeting where council members honored the police departments 100th anniversary.  The artifacts included Lubbock Police Department badges and patches throughout the yea...

A Lubbock police honor guard joined in with counterparts from across the state in a ceremony dedicated to honoring fallen LPD Officer Nicholas Reyna and the other Texas peace officers killed in the line of duty the last two years. Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick were among state leaders who delivered remarks at the 2021 Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony in Austin. "Today, we gather to honor Texas law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty," Abbott said.  "The...

Lubbock Police Officer honored at Texas Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony LPD Officer Reyna, Lynn Co. Sheriff Vega honored at Texas Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony By Blair Sabol and KCBD Staff | May 3, 2021 at 10:43 PM CDT - Updated May 4 at 2:18 AM AUSTIN, Texas (KCBD) - Fallen officers from across Texas were honored at this year’s Texas Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony on Sunday, including Lubbock Police Officer Nicholas Reyna. “Last year we lost one of our...

Get our free mobile app Lubbock Police Chief Floyd Mitchell has been sworn in as the Secretary of the Texas Police Chiefs Association. The swearing in happened during the 62nd Annual Texas Police Chiefs Conference of 2021 in Fort Worth. The announcement was made on Twitter by both Floyd Mitchell himself and the Lubbock Police Department: Mitchell was appointed the Lubbock Police Chief back in November of 2019, and leads a staff of over 500 law enforcement and civilian members. According to texa...

The excitement for community policing has quieted during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the progress moves forward. The period of fewer public gatherings, fewer face-to-face interactions, and less of a feeling of community as people stay home, will pass. When it does, the Lubbock Police Department will have a greater presence in the communities it serves. Lubbocks three police patrol division stations are nearing completion. According to a recent presentation to the Lubbock City Council, the first ...

City Manager defends VIP protection for council members to provide ‘continuity of government’ City Manager defends VIP protection for Latrelle Joy By Kasie Davis | January 21, 2021 at 7:33 PM CST - Updated January 21 at 10:27 PM LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock City Councilwoman Latrelle Joy has been accused of using officers from the Lubbock Police Department as her personal security detail during an out of town trip. The KCBD Investigative team continues to look into this possib...

Wrap-up of Work Session included 2020 police operations and vaccine discussion Wrap-up of Work Session included 2020 police operations and vaccine discussion By Melanie Camacho | January 12, 2021 at 10:46 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 10:53 PM LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Tuesday’s virtual work session with councilmembers highlighted a busy year for the Lubbock Police Department with a 105 percent increase in homicides from the year prior and councilmembers discussed the future of the vac...

When Lubbock Police Chief Floyd Mitchell looks at the crime data from 2020, he sees a lot of statistics trending down. Total home burglaries were down 13% compared to 2019s totals, thefts from motor vehicles were down 10%, and destruction or vandalism was down 3%. These are all property crimes, and all together, property crimes were down 11% compared to the year prior.   Chief Mitchell says COVID-19 may have been a factor in this. "A lot of people were at home, so their houses did not get bu...