SSPD Scam Alert: Beware Of Callers Threatening Warrants Or Jail If Money, Preloaded Gift Or Debit Cards Are Not Shipped
Apr29

SSPD Scam Alert: Beware Of Callers Threatening Warrants Or Jail If Money, Preloaded Gift Or Debit Cards Are Not Shipped

Police Recover $26,400 Of More Than $60,000 Taken As A Result of Phone Scams Sulphur Springs Police Department investigators warn residents to beware of callers threatening warrants or jail time if money or gift cards aren’t mailed or shipped immediately. Also, don’t send money if notified of a supposed prize award, such as a vehicle or large amount of money. Police emphasize these are scams, designed primarily to take...

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1 Arrested For Assault, 2 Others Jailed On Assault Related Warrant
Dec16

1 Arrested For Assault, 2 Others Jailed On Assault Related Warrant

One man was arrested for assault and two others were jailed on one assault related warrant each, according to arrest and jail report. Assault Warrant Served At Jail A 34-year-old Sulphur Springs woman jailed Monday for disorderly conduct was held Tuesday on a felony assault warrant. Eva Maria Vargas (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit Sgt. Joe Scott arrested Eva Maria Vargas at 2:54 p.m. December 14, 2020 on...

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Man Allegedly Ran From Officers Wednesday Night
Apr23

Man Allegedly Ran From Officers Wednesday Night

A Sulphur Springs man allegedly ran from officers who contacted him about a parking violation, resulting in his arrest on a felony charge, according to arrest reports. Jaquarius Oqeyth Johnson (HCSO jail photo) Special Crimes Unit Sgt. Joe Scott and Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zach Brown reportedly contacted the 26-year-old man at 10:51 p.m. April 22 after observing the man sitting in the driver’s seat of a Nissan Altima...

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3 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants
Mar17

3 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants

Three men were booked into Hopkins County jail March 16 on felony warrants. Stephen Kyle Kaye Stephen Kyle Kaye, 36, of Cleburne was taken into custody by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Fite at Johnson County jail at 1:34 p.m. March 16. Fite transported Kaye to Hopkins County jail, where he booked for bond forfeiture on a September 2016 possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled...

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Sulphur Springs Traffic Stop Results in Controlled Substance Arrest
Feb13

Sulphur Springs Traffic Stop Results in Controlled Substance Arrest

2 Others Jailed On Warrants Feb 2020 – Sulphur Springs police arrested two women overnight Wednesday on controlled substance-related charges following traffic stops. A Carrollton man was also picked up in Dallas on a Hopkins County warrant. Angelica Desiree Washington Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit Sgt. Joe Scott stopped a Mitsubishi Galant at 9:18 p.m. Feb. 12 on Como Street at Jefferson Street for an expired...

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Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Retaliation While In County Jail
Oct15

Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Retaliation While In County Jail

Darien Tre Sims A 27-year-old Sulphur Springs man in custody at the county jail was subsequently charged with obstruction or retaliation Monday, according to arrest reports. Darien Tre Sims has been in the county jail since his arrest Oct. 9 on a couple of traffic warrants, one warrant for violating probation on a burglary of a habitation charge and for tampering with evidence, according to jail reports. Sulphur Springs Special Crimes...

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Sulphur Springs Man Arrested On Felony Vehicle Burglary Warrant
Jul12

Sulphur Springs Man Arrested On Felony Vehicle Burglary Warrant

Jeremy Randall Hill A 28-year-old Sulphur Springs was arrested at 3:39 p.m. Thursday, July 11, on West Shannon Road on a warrant for burglary of a vehicle with two previous convictions, which enhances the charge to a felony offense. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman and Special Crimes Unit Sgt. Joe Scott were reportedly made aware of the outstanding warrant for Jeremy Randall Hill’s arrest, located him in the 1600...

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2 Women Caught Tuesday With Methamphetamine
Dec01

2 Women Caught Tuesday With Methamphetamine

Two women were caught Tuesday with methamphetamine at local businesses, officers allege in arrest reports. East Shannon Road Arrest While in the 1500 block of East Shannon Road, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Justin Wilkerson and Zack Steward saw a person slumped over the steering wheel on a white Dodge pickup parked at a gas pump at 12:47 a.m. Nov. 30, 2021. The deputies approached the truck, Wilkerson on the...

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SH 19 Traffic Stop Yields Methamphetamine, Marijuana And Xanax, 1 Felony Arrest
Sep03

SH 19 Traffic Stop Yields Methamphetamine, Marijuana And Xanax, 1 Felony Arrest

Woman Caught With Felony Amount Of Marijuana, 3 Others Charged On Marijuana, Controlled Substance, Related Warrants A Talco man ended up in jail Sept. 2 after methamphetamine, marijuana and Xanax were found in his vehicle. Also arrested this week was a woman caught with just enough marijuana to be charged with a felony offense, and individuals wanted on controlled substance, marijuana and tampering with evidence charges. Corey Redford...

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2 Arrested On Felony Warrants
Aug31

2 Arrested On Felony Warrants

At least two people were served and arrested on felony warrants, according to arrest reports. Jesus Escobedo-Fernandez Jr. Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott served Jesus “Chewy” Manuel Escobedo-Fernandez Jr. at 4:05 p.m. Aug. 30, 2021, with a warrant for manufacture or delivery of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in a drug-free zone....

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