Lockney PD’s Fitzwater ends tenure as chief Jan. 30; Sotogonzalez to step up as interim

Casey Fitzwater, who has been Lockney’s chief of police since the city set up a standalone department in October 2021, is no longer serving in that role as of this morning, according to city manager Buster Poling. “We have concluded a separation agreement with our chief of police,” Poling said. Fitzwater will remain with the department in a consultant role on an as-needed basis for the next 90…