Detective
Lubbock Police Department
Derick Smith is a detective with the Lubbock Police Department where he has served for 12 years. He serves as a member of the ICAC Unit, the Dallas ICAC Task Force and is a former Task Force Officer to the FBI Violent Crimes Against Children unit. He worked in the Patrol Division, including with the Field Training Officer program, Bike Patrol and the Special Response Group before promoting to Detective in 2019. His first assignment was to the Special Victims Unit of the Investigations Division, where he primarily investigated domestic violence. He was transferred to the Crimes Against Children squad in January 2021 where he learned about these unique cases and gained experience related to Internet Crimes Against Children. He graduated from Lubbock Christian University.
