1948 & 1998
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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 Broadway, in the Overton Addition. |
April 23, 1961
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Officers arriving at the scene of an assault at 211 E. 23rd St. |
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. |
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. Carl Franis the sixth officer on the back row. The motorcycles were Indian models. |
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. |
June 25, 1969
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A Lubbock Police Detective is seen examining a stolen 1968 Chevrolet that had been recovered. |
August 2, 1975
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Police officers point to evidence during a crime scene investigation. Officer in the foreground is Bruce Sickles. |
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 Keaton, and in the center is former Lubbock District Attorney Alton Griffin. The plainclothes officer on far right is believed to be Jack Thomas. |
October 2, 1966
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Officer Pete Hubbard investigates a suicide scene east of Quaker Av. on 66th St. |
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. |
October 2, 1968
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Officer examining scene of a business burglary. Note the telephone booth! |
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! |
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. |
October 28, 1972
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Officer Bennie Ussery investigates a homicide by vehicle in the 3500 block of Peoria Av. |
December 24, 1948
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Officer Henry Smith talks with a subject during an investigation of a homicide at 208 18th Street. |
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. |
Unknown 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. |
Unknown date and year
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Officer Willie Britt investigates a crime scene. |
Unknown Date
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Officer "Buzz" Barnhill shows a bullet hole in a glass window during a crime scene investigation. |
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! |
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 Ave. |
Unknown date mid 1960's
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Patrol Sgt. Bill Brazell is pointing to evidence during a crime scene investigation. |
June 9, 1960
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Lubbock Officers examine evidence at the scene of a homicide at 2800 Juniper Ave. |
1969 or 1970
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A traffic accident investigation is conducted at South. Loop 289 and U.S. 87 |
1969 or 1970
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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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
September 12, 1968
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Ray Woods shows a barrel of marijuana during a drug seizure. |
September 12, 1968
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Ray Woods shoveling marijuana after a drug seizure. |
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. |
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. |
July 2, 1954
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Detective Skeet Forrester examines evidence at a homicide scene. |
May 13, 1975
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An Officer is seen inside of a residence during a burglary investigation. |
Unknown Date
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Officer Sam Scott holds down a hat at a crime scene. |
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. |
1976
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Corporal George Shelton points to a bullet hole in a wall. |
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. |
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. |
Unknown Date
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The reflection of Officer Pat Hastings is caught in a mirror during an investigation. |
September 12, 1968
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Detective Bob Tedder is seen holding marijuana seized during a marijuana field investigation. |
Unknown Date
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A Lubbock Officer is preparing to take photographs during a traffic accident investigation. |
May 17, 1963
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A traffic fatality is investigated by Officers in the 4800 block of Southeast Drive. |
January 31, 1976
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Officers examine a homicide crime scene at a club at East 4th and Quirt. |
1947
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A 1947 Chevrolet police car assigned to the Traffic Unit. |
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, Doyle Robertson, Floyd Price, Sergeant Frank Carter, Ed Taylor, Denny Milam, and Duane Howell. The motorcycles are 1975 AMF Harley Davidsons. |
Unknown Date
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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. |
Unknown Date
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Officer Earl Rankin takes a tour of duty as a dispatcher. |
Unknown Date
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Officer J. J. Moore with his 1942 Chevrolet police car. |
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. |
Unknown Date
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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, Mayor W.D. "Dub" Rogers, J.T. Alley, Floyd Wilson, Bill Lamb, Leonard Blakney, and Pete Hubbard. |
Unknown Date
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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. |
Possibly 1947
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Lubbock Police Officers work a traffic accident. |
Unknown Date
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Some members of the PD, date of the picture possibly late 1940’s to early 1950’s. |
Unknown Date
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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. |
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. |
March 1961
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Lubbock PD received a new supply of 1961 Chevrolet police cars. |
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. |
Unknown Date
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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. |
Unknown Date
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Officer Leonard Blakney standing by his 1940 Chevrolet police car. |
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. |
January 1963
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A photograph taken of the supervisors of the Lubbock Police Department. |
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 Keaton, 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 Wilbanks. |
1978 or 1979
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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. |
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. |
1950
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Members of the Lubbock Police Department in 1950 pose at the front door to the Police Department. |
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. |
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. |
After May 11, 1970
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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. |
Unknown Date
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Sergeant Sid Smallwood is pictured showing contraband recovered in a mattress. |