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Officer Walter West was part of the traffic unit in 1948. He is seen standing beside his patrol unit, a 1946 Chevy. 50 years later in 1998 Cpl. Bobby Price is seen standing beside his 1997 Chevy S10 Blazer when he was assigned to the Accident Investigation Unit. Both Officer West and Cpl. Price are photographed at the same location on
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| April
23, 1961 |
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Officers
arriving at the scene of an assault at 211 E. 23rd St. |
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| Possibly
1932 or 1934 |
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Members of the Lubbock Police Department and
Local City Officials pose in front of City
Hall located at 916 Texas Av. The police motorcycles are
either a 1929 or 1930 model Harley Davidson Flathead.
The officer in the front center wearing the white hat
is Willie Metcalf and he was Chief of Police from 1932-1934. The
third person from the right on the back row is Jess C. Levens -
City Attorney. The sixth person from the right in the back row
is Grady Harris, who later became the Sheriff of Lubbock County
from 1945 to 1968. |
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| Possibly
the late 1920's |
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Fourteen
members of the Lubbock Police Department
pose for this photograph. |
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| December
4, 1938 |
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Twenty
one officers of the Lubbock Police Department posed for this
photograph. The photograph was taken in front of City
Hall at 916 Texas Av. Chief Don Reeder is in the
front-center wearing a white hat. The motorcycles were Indian
models. |
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| Possibly
taken in 1949 |
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Some
of the officers of the Lubbock Police Department are posing in
the snow in front of the old Police Department Building at
1015-9th. Notice the top of the old Hilton Hotel in the
background. |
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| June
25, 1969 |
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A
Lubbock Police Detective is seen examining a stolen 1968
Chevrolet that had been recovered. |
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| August
2, 1975 |
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Police
officers point to evidence during
a crime scene investigation. Officer in the foreground
is Bruce Sickles. |
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| September
12, 1968 |
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Officers
interview a subject during the investigation of a located
marijuana field. Pictured (in suits) are believed
to be from left to right, Officer Wayne Love, Officer Claude
Keeton, and in the center is former Lubbock District Attorney
Alton Griffin. The plainclothes officer on far right is
believed to be Jack Thomas. |
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| October
2, 1966 |
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Officer
Pete Hubbard investigates a suicide
scene east of Quaker Av. on 66th St. |
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| June
9, 1965 |
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An
officer working a Failure to Stop and Render Aid
accident at East 34th St. and Locust Avenue.
The patrol unit is a 1964 Chevrolet. |
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| October
2, 1968 |
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Officer
examining scene of a business burglary.
Note the telephone booth! |
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| October
7, 1951 |
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Officer
R.O. Christensen standing by the doorway of a murder scene at
702 13th St. Note the telephone on the wall! |
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| January
10, 1976 |
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Sgt.
Travis Lincecum, Officer Mike Ausmus, and Det. George
Parramore investigate a homicide at 3205 E. Broadway Av. |
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| October
28, 1972 |
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Officer
Bennie Ussery investigates a homicide by vehicle in the 3500
block of Peoria Av. |
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| December
24, 1948 |
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Officer
Henry Smith talks with a subject during an
investigation of a homicide at 208 18th Street. |
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| Unknown
month, 1963 |
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Police
officers are seen loading a subject into an ambulance. Uniform
officer on the far right is D.G. White.
Photo courtesy of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal. |
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month in the mid 1960's |
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A
1965 marked Chevrolet Patrol car parked in
front of a business at 1209 Broadway. |
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date and year |
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Officer
Willie Britt investigates a crime scene. |
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Officer "Buzz" Barnhill shows a bullet hole in a
glass window during a crime scene investigation. |
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| Late
1950's or early 1960's |
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A
crime scene is investigated by Lubbock officers at
the Cactus Motel, 401 N. University. The officer with
his back towards the camera is Curtis Strange.
Notice the telephone booth! |
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| Unknown
date and year |
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Sgt.
"Slick" Brewer (in the background) and Officer
Kenneth Vaughn examine a room at the Cactus Motel at 401 N.
University Av. |
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date mid 1960's |
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Patrol
Sgt. Bill Brazell is pointing to evidence
during a crime scene investigation. |
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| June
9, 1960 |
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Lubbock
Officers examine evidence at the scene
of a homicide at 2800 Juniper Av. |
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| 1969
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A
traffic accident investigation is conducted at
South. Loop 289 and U.S. 87 |
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| 1969
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A
patrol officer gathers information during the investigation of
a traffic accident at South Loop 289 and U.S. 87. Officers
at the time wore riot helmets during their tour of duty. |
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| October
23, 1975 |
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A
traffic accident is investigated at the intersection of 18th
Street and Ave K. The Officer facing left is Sam Scott. |
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| October
23, 1975 |
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Traffic
accident investigation at 18th St. and Ave. K. Standing
in the white jacket is Det. Jimmy Barnett. One of the
Officers kneeling over the victim is Officer Jerome Chaney.
The Officer looking down in the brown jacket is Officer David
O'Haver. |
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| May
17, 1963 |
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Lubbock
Officers investigate a traffic fatality in the 4800 block of
Southeast Dr. The marked patrol unit is a 1962 Dodge. |
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| September
12, 1968 |
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Ray
Woods shows a barrel of marijuana during a drug seizure. |
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| September
12, 1968 |
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Ray
Woods shoveling marijuana after a drug seizure. |
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| January
31, 1976 |
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Lubbock
Police Officer Darrel Crump stands by at the scene of a
homicide at East 4th and Quirt Avenue. |
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| September
12, 1968 |
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Lubbock
Officers stack a pile of marijuana during the investigation of
a growing marijuana field. The Officer pictured in the front, in plain
clothes, is Bill Bessen, and the Officer in uniform is Troy Coon. |
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| July
2, 1954 |
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Detective
Skeet Forrester examines evidence at a homicide scene. |
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| May
13, 1975 |
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Officer Larry Manley is seen inside of a residence during a burglary
investigation. |
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Officer
Sam Scott holds down a hat at a crime scene. |
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| December
15, 1974 |
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Officer
Larry Nichols interviews people during a crime scene
investigation at an apartment complex at 2024 10th Street. |
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| 1976 |
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Corporal
George Shelton points to a bullet hole in a wall. |
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| May
9, 1950 |
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An
Officer investigates a suicide scene in the 3800 block of
19th. The vehicle behind him is possibly a 1948 or 1949
Ford. |
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| May
13, 1975 |
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Officers
examine a vehicle during a burglary investigation. The
uniformed Officer standing on right is Ray Woods.
Next to him in plain clothes is Officer Jimmy Barnett. |
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The
reflection of Officer Pat Hastings is caught in a mirror during
an investigation. |
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| September
12, 1968 |
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Detective
Bob Tedder is seen holding marijuana seized during a
marijuana field investigation. |
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A
Lubbock Officer is preparing to take photographs during a
traffic accident investigation. |
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| May
17, 1963 |
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A
traffic fatality is investigated by Officers in the 4800 block
of Southeast Drive. |
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| January
31, 1976 |
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Officers
examine a homicide crime scene at a club at East 4th and Quirt. |
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| 1947 |
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A 1947 Chevrolet police car assigned to the Traffic Unit. |
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| 1975 |
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The motorcycle unit of LPD poses outside of the Harley-Davidson dealership with their motorcycles. Shown from left to right is Kenneth Matney, Billy Cason, Randy Robertson, Floyd Price, Sergeant Frank Carter, Kenneth McCandless, Denny Milam, and Duane Howell. |
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Officer Bill Webb (left) and Officer Leonard Blakney (right) of the Traffic Unit stand beside their Chevrolet police car, which appears to be a 1947 model. |
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Officer Earl Rankin takes a tour of duty as
a dispatcher. |
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Officer
J. J. Moore with his 1942 Chevrolet police car. |
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| 1947 |
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Officers John Rucker (left) and Bill Webb (right) with their 1942 Chevrolet police cars. The picture was probably taken sometime in 1947 as the license plate on one of the vehicles shows a 1947 registration. |
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Officers of the LPD stand in the lobby of the Police Department. From left to right, those persons are Sid Smallwood, “Slick” Brewer, unknown, J.T. Alley, Floyd Wilson, Bill Lamb, Leonard Blakney, and Pete Hubbard. |
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The Lubbock Police Department entertain law enforcement
Officers from China. From the left is J.T. Alley, the two Chinese officers, Leonard Blakney, and Bill Lamb. |
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| Possibly
1947 |
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Lubbock Police Officers work a traffic accident. |
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Some members of the PD, date of the picture possibly late 1940’s to early 1950’s. |
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Some members of the Police Department, date of the picture possibly late 1940’s to early 1950’s. The person seated on the right side is believed to be “Sid” Smallwood, and above him to the right is J.T. Alley, who became Chief of Police in 1957. |
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| 1952 |
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The Lubbock Police Department receives a new shipment of 1952 Studebaker police cars. Photograph courtesy of I.G. Holmes Photography. |
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| March
1961 |
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Lubbock
PD received a new supply of 1961 Chevrolet police cars. |
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| March
1961 |
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Chief J.T. Alley receives the keys to
the new 1961 Chevrolet police cars from a representative of Modern Chevrolet. To Alley’s right is Leonard Blakney, Assistant Chief of Police. |
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Sgt. Bill Lamb and Sgt. G. Newton pose for a photograph. Lamb became Chief of Police in 1951 to 1952, and then again in 1956 to 1957. |
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Officer Leonard Blakney standing by his 1940 Chevrolet police car. |
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| Possibly
1947 |
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Three
Officers posing for a picture. On the right side of the photo
is a black1946 or newer Chevrolet police car. In the
background is possibly a 1947 white Chevrolet police car. The picture was probably taken sometime in 1947.
The Officer in the middle is probably Sgt. G. Newton. |
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| January 1963 |
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A
photograph taken of the supervisors of the Lubbock Police
Department. |
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| January 1963 |
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Same photograph of supervisors, with numbers to indicate who known persons are: 3-Chief J.T. Alley, 5-Leonard Blakney, 7-James Prothro, 10-James Kirk, 12-“Slick” Brewer, 14-Arlen Mason, 15-Curtis Strange, 17-Jack Thomas, 21-DG White, 22-Claude Keeton, 26-Wayne Love, 28-Bill Cox, 29-Willard Barnett, 30-Billy Stafford, 32-James Ferguson, 35-Bill Brazell, 37-Sid Smallwood, 39-Truman Price, 41-James McAuley, 43-K.O. Stuart, and 45-Tommy
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The
Officers from Captain Jack Thomas’ patrol shift gather for a group photograph before his retirement: From left to right, sitting: Delmer Parker, Kenneth McCandless, and Gary Thurman. Crouched: Jack Thomas. Standing: Mike Rocap, Joe Stone, Denny Milam, Mike Beckham, Danny Furlow, Mitch Mount, Pat Hastings, Claude Jones (who became Chief of Police in 2002), Mike Pinkard, Tim Smith, Steve Barker, Tom Smallwood, Jim Bob Griffin, Tom Martin, and Randy Robertson. |
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| 1978 or 1979 |
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Additional
Officers from Captain Jack Thomas’ patrol shift. From left to right, kneeling: Vernon Conner, Kenneth Chappell, Mike Overland, and Glen Stallings. Sitting: Bill Ackors, Kenneth Privett, and Jimmy Barnett. Crouched: Jack Thomas. Standing: James Kimber, Willie Britt, Doyle Robertson, Bill Johnson, Don Holdren, Otis Harner, Ted Perez, Mitch Mount, Royce Williams, Logan Gill, Lupe Garza, Leroy Adcock, Jerome Chaney, Gaylon Lewis, Dan Moore, and Eldon Fuqua. |
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| 1950 |
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Members of the Lubbock Police Department in 1950 pose at the
front door to the Police Department. |
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1973 |
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Members of the Motorcycle Unit pose with their bikes. Left to
right: Denny Milam, Dwain Howell, Sgt. Frank Carter, Doyle
Robertson, Billy Cason, Kenneth McCandless, and Kenneth Matney. |
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1978 |
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New
1977 Plymouth Gran Fury police cars sit in the parking lot of
the Civic Center, waiting to be issued to officers. These cars
were the first delivery of new cars for the implementation of
the fleet car plan for Lubbock PD. |
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Officer Tom Smallwood is seen on duty in a devastated area of
where a tornado struck Lubbock on May 11, 1970. |
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Sergeant Sid Smallwood is pictured showing contraband recovered
in a mattress. |
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