Lubbock County Sheriff's Office

10/03/2026

Thanks for inviting our SWAT team out to meet your amazing kiddos! We had a great time meeting everyone and participating in a little show and tell.

09/30/2026

National Night Out is October 6th, 2026! This is an annual community-building campaign that promotes law enforcement-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. NNO provides a great opportunity to bring deputies and neighbors together under positive circumstances. We partner with the Wolfforth Police department each year to celebrate the 1st Tuesday in October. Come join us for this free event

Where: Patterson Park U.S. 82 Frontage Rd, Wolfforth, TX 79382
When: Tuesday October 6th from 6p.m. to 8p.m.

09/25/2026

Update: she has been located

UPDATE: 6:30 p.m. - Briones was located.

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🚨***MISSING PERSON***🚨

The LPD is currently searching for the below individual, Linda Briones, 57.

She was last seen at the bus stop at 801 Broadway around 2:00 o’clock this afternoon.

She is 5’5” and weighs about 150 lbs.

Anyone with information about her location is asked to call 9-1-1.

09/25/2026

This morning Sheriff Rowe promoted our newest Detention Center Corporal, Cpl. Gallegos!

Cpl. Gallegos has been with the county since 2022! She has worked as a Detention Officer and Re-entry Services Staff Member. She will now to training Detention Center recruits. Cpl. Gallegos is hard working and care about the the inmate, her fellow officers, and her community. Congratulations on your promotion, Corporal!

09/24/2026

We would like to welcome five new hires to the Lubbock County Detention Center. These men and women are starting a career in corrections. They signed on to watch over inmates in our care.

We also had one entry-level officer promoted to Detention Officer within the group.

Are you looking for a new career? We have more openings at the Detention Center currently listed. You must be 18, hold a Texas driver’s license, and have a GED or high school diploma to apply. Entry-level Detention Officers start at $21 an hour. Apply at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colubbocktx

09/23/2026

Congratulations to our Lubbock County Detention Center employee of the month, Officer Roundtree! Officer Roundtree has served Lubbock County for over nine years. He is a dependable jailer with an amazing work ethic. Officer Roundtree work closely with special needs inmates and routinely volunteers to work extra duty. He shares his knowledge with new recruits freely. We are proud to have Officer Roundtree on our team!

09/17/2026

***Scam Alert***

Lubbock,those scammers are still out there! One of our local firefighters was called by a scammer this month and was kind enough to record the call so we could share it. This is a pretty typical example of a scam call here in our area. The full audio was over 13 minutes long and was covered in red flags. They included:

🚨The wrong agency name
🚨Fake judge names
🚨Withholding common information (supervisor name/rank/court address)
🚨References to the wrong county
🚨Legal terms used incorrectly
🚨Threats of immediate arrest
🚨Telling you not to contact anyone about the call
🚨Demanding you handle the issue with them right now

Remember: the LSO will not call you and demand a payment. We do not accept payment in bitcoin, cashapp, venmo, gift cards, or at any location that is not county-owned. We will not call you for jury duty or a warrant. We will not tell you to drive down to the Sheriff’s Office immediately. We do not offer discounts on bail bonds or court fees and we do not charge for ankle monitors. You can find infomration on all local scams on our app.

09/16/2026

Early this week, Sheriff Rowe promoted Deputy J. Bueno to Corporal! Cpl. Bueno will be assigned to Patrol as a first-line supervisor. He has worked for the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office since 2019. He started in the Detention Center and worked his way through the ranks, moving over to patrol in 2023. We are looking forward to seeing more great things from Cpl. Bueno!

09/15/2026

The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Employee Association hosted the annual employee awards last night. Friends and family gathered with us to honor the work of deputies, detention officers, telecommunications, and profressional staff with the LSO. Awards were presented to employees whose actions directly resulted in the saving of a life and those whose dedication to service led them above and beyond the call of duty.

We’d like to thank Eberly Brooks Event Center for helping us make the night memorable by donating the space for our awards! We look forward to celebrating even greater achievements with our employees next year.

Honorees included: Twenty-eight individual Lifesaving awards, nine meritorious service awards, Contract Employee of the Year: L. Menzel, Reserve Deputy of the Year: R. Hamilton, Detention Civilian of the Year: K. Luera, LE Civilian of the Year: T. Kirk, Communications Operator of the Year: D. Ray, Entry Level Officer of the Year: A. Diebel, Detention Officer of the Year: R. Lara, Law Enforcement Officer of the Year: R. Hill, Detention Supervisor of the Year: C. Martinez, and Law Enforcement Supervisor of the Year: C. Stark

09/15/2026

We were honored to have Sgt. Hassell speak at Breakfast with Champions, a fundraiser for Special Olympics of Texas, this morning! Sgt. Hassell has been a fixture within the Law Enforcement Torch Run here in the West Texas Region. She helps plan events for Special Olympics and gathers volunteers to support athletes.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run is the largest grassroots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle for the Special Olympics. Law enforcement officers and Special Olympics athletes work together to carry the Flame of Hope during local, state, national, and world Special Olympics events.

If you are looking for a noble cause this year, please consider joining us by supporting our local Special Olympics athletes. We always need more community volunteers.