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Crime In Sulphur Springs Rose In 5 Of 7 Major Offense Categories In 2020
Jan21

Crime In Sulphur Springs Rose In 5 Of 7 Major Offense Categories In 2020

City Burglaries At 22-Year Record Low Crime in Sulphur Springs in the seven major offense categories was higher in 2020 than in 2019, which was a year of record lows. The 188 offense reports, made by Sulphur Springs Police Department last year, places 2020 as the fourth lowest in 22 years. Only 171 offenses were reported in 2017, 168 offenses in 2018 and 162 offenses in 2019. The total number of crimes recorded by SSPD in 2020 was...

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Crime In Sulphur Springs Rose During First Half Of 2020
Jul23

Crime In Sulphur Springs Rose During First Half Of 2020

City’s January-June Offense Total Remains Below 100 for 4th Consecutive Year Crime in Sulphur Springs was up in five of the seven major offense categories during the first half of 2020. Overall, 93 offenses were recorded by Sulphur Springs Police Department during the first half of 2020, the same as in 2018, but is still 26 more crimes recorded in the first half of 2020 than during the first 6 months of 2019, when the 20-year...

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Former Sulphur Springs DPS Officer Named First Female Ranger Major in 200 Year History
Sep12

Former Sulphur Springs DPS Officer Named First Female Ranger Major in 200 Year History

September 12, 2023 – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the promotion of Texas Ranger Captain Wende O. Wakeman to the rank of major, making her the first female Ranger major in the organization’s storied two-hundred-year history. “Major Wende Wakeman’s years of hard work, her tremendous strength of character and her unwavering determination have all led her to this moment,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “I...

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Crime In Sulphur Springs In First 6 Months Of 2022 Sets New 23-Year Low
Jul17

Crime In Sulphur Springs In First 6 Months Of 2022 Sets New 23-Year Low

Crime in Sulphur Springs declined overall in the first 6 months of 2022, setting a new 23-year Jan. 1-June 30 low. Only 59 offenses were recorded by Sulphur Springs Police Department from January 1-June 30, 2022, in the 7 major offense categories, the fewest number of Jan. 1-June 30 offenses reported since 2000. Previously, the fewest number of offenses was 62 recorded in 2021 and 67 in 2018. In fact, the total number offenses...

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Crime In Sulphur Springs At 22-Year Low In 2021
Jan14

Crime In Sulphur Springs At 22-Year Low In 2021

New 22-Year Lows Set in 3 Major Offense Categories, High Set In Another Last Year Crime declined in 2021 in Sulphur Springs, dropping from 188 offenses in 2020 to a new 22-year record low of 128 offenses recorded by Sulphur Springs Police Department in the seven major offense reporting categories. In the past, the least number of offenses recorded by SSPD in a year was 162 in 2019 and the most was 371 offenses in 2004. From 2020 to...

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Tarrant County Murder Suspect Arrested In Sulphur Springs
Jan06

Tarrant County Murder Suspect Arrested In Sulphur Springs

A Tarrant County murder suspect was arrested Wednesday morning in Sulphur Springs, the second time the 24-year-old Sulphur Springs man has been jailed locally on an out-of-town murder warrant, according to arrest and jail reports. Keshawn Cardale Sims (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes reported being contacted by the North Texas Fugitive Task Force regarding 24-year-old Keshawn Cardale Sims, a...

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Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – Jan. 4, 2022
Jan05

Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – Jan. 4, 2022

Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell presented the following report to the City Council during the regular monthly council meeting on Jan. 4, 2022. COVID-19 Response The Omicron variant of the COVID virus seems to be spreading like wildfire across the nation. Unfortunately, I cannot give you any accurate numbers regarding the number of local cases. The State of Texas is having difficulty updating the numbers. This has been a...

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2 Sulphur Springs Men Sentenced On One Sexual Assault Charge Each
Sep16

2 Sulphur Springs Men Sentenced On One Sexual Assault Charge Each

Two Sulphur Springs men were sentenced this week in the 8th Judicial District Court on one sexual assault charge each. Fernando Santana-Vasquez Fernando Santana-Vasquez made an open plea in court to a sexual assault of a child, who was 15 at the time of the offense. Eighth Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt sentenced the 51-year-old Sulphur Springs man to 4 years of imprisonment and fined him $4,000 on the sexual assault of a...

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Crime Down In Sulphur Springs During First 6 Months Of 2021
Jul29

Crime Down In Sulphur Springs During First 6 Months Of 2021

Not only was crime down overall in the seven major crime reporting categories in Sulphur Springs during the first 6 months of 2021, but a new 22-year record Jan. 1-June 30 low was set for the city, according to data recorded by Sulphur Springs Police Department. That’s 31 less offenses recorded during the first half of 2021 than the 93 reported for the same period in 2020 and 2018, and five fewer total offenses than the record...

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Dallas Man Sentenced On 3 Charges Stemming From 2020 Vehicle Pursuit
May06

Dallas Man Sentenced On 3 Charges Stemming From 2020 Vehicle Pursuit

A 24-year-old Dallas man Wednesday was sentenced May 5, 2021, to just shy of the maximum sentence on three offenses stemming from a June 2020 high speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle on Interstate 30. Demondre Deshawn Holiness (HCSO jail photo) Demondre Deshawn Holiness was tried this week in the 8th Judicial District Court for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, evading arrest or detention with a motor vehicle, and unlawful possession...

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