Cumby PD: Gladewater Woman Tried To Evade Police In Vehicle, On Foot
A 32-year-old Gladewater woman allegedly tried to evade police in a vehicle and on foot, according to Cumby Police reports. Stevie Nicole Mathis (HCSO jail photo) Cumby Police Lt. Paul Robertson spotted a blue Lexus with a registration that expired in July traveling on Mill Street around 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, so he pulled into a driveway to turn around and stop it. As he was doing so, he observed the vehicle accelerate, which...
Cumby PD: Fort Worth Man Arrested On Firearm Charge
A 31-year-old Fort Worth man was arrested in Hopkins County with a firearm, according to arrest reports. Cumby Police Lt. Paul Robertson reported stopping a Kia Rio at 11:20 p.m. March 4, 2021 on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 110 for a traffic violation. Robertson said he discovered a firearm in a Ladarius Stokes’ waistband while conducting a roadside investigation, and that Stokes was a felon with prior convictions for...
Cumby Coffee With Cops Planned January 30
The Cumby community is invited Saturday morning to Coffee With Cops. The informal meet and greet will be offered from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Jan. 30 in the Cumby City Council Chambers. Community members are invited to enjoy a cup of coffee and a donut, while supplies last, while getting to know the new Cumby Police Chief Jeff Hundley, appointed by Cumby City Council to serve as interim chief for the 6 months starting Jan. 12, when the...
Cumby City Council Accepts Resignations From Place 5 Alderman, City Secretary
Ryan Horne Appointed Place 5 Alderman Cumby City Council accepted the resignations from Place 5 alderman and the city secretary during a special meeting Thursday evening. Cumby City Council Place 5 Alderman Julie Morris and City Secretary Codi Reynolds both submitted their resignations sometime after the Jan. 12 council meeting and 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, when notice of the special meeting was posted. No additional information...
Cumby Police Arrests Grand Prairie Man Caught In A Stolen Vehicle
Cumby Police Lt. Paul Robertson arrested a 33-year-old Grand Prairie man caught in a stolen vehicle Saturday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Robertson initiated a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Impala at 1:20 p.m. Jan. 23, 2021, on Interstate 30 at mile marker 113. A records check of the vehicle information revealed the gray 2011 car had been reported to Grand Prairie Police Department as stolen. Dispatchers confirmed the vehicle...
Cumby Police Chief Moved To Lieutenant, Hundley Appointed Interim Chief
Cumby City Council Tuesday night made two administrative changes to the police department Tuesday night. Cumby Police Chief Paul Robertson is to become a lieutenant with the department and Officer Jeff Hundley has been appointed interim chief of police for a 6-month period. The City Council meeting was conducted Jan. 12 at the city building, but only 10 attendees were allowed to attend in person in order to properly observe social...
Cumby Man Allegedly Caught Stealing Cooler
A 23-year-old was allegedly caught stealing a cooler Thursday, according to police reports. Cumby Police Chief Paul Robertson reported spotting the Cumby man around 11 a.m. December 10, 2020 outside a West Main Street residence struggling to remove a cable attaching a cooler to the bed of a pickup. Robertson in arrest reports wrote that he recognized the man as a “known thief and drug user.” The police chief noted the man...
Man Eluded Cumby Police In Vehicle With Stolen License Plate
A 39-year-old Cumby man eluded Cumby Police Friday afternoon in vehicle with a stolen license plate, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo available for Wesallen Rogers Cumby Police Officer A. Gonzalez attempted to stop a southbound blue Mazda at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 4 on FM 275 for not having a front license plate. Instead of stopping when the officer activated the red and blue lights on his patrol vehicle, however, the driver...
Mosquito Control Spraying Slated June 18 In Cumby
Elections, Cleanup Dates, Audit, Utility Rates Addressed At Recent Cumby City Council Meetings The City of Cumby announced that a company will be mosquito control spraying in town Thursday evening, June 18. The city approved the mosquito control measures during their regular June board meeting, conducted zia Zoom. NR (Noble Resources) Pest The city was quoted an estimate of $120 from NR (Noble Resources) pest per treatment. The...
Man Accused Of Threatening A Cumby Police Officer
Jailed Friday night was a 60-year-old man accused of threatening a Cumby Police officer, according to arrest and jail reports. Kerry Dwayne Kinsey (HCSO jail photo) Cumby Police Officer Nicholas Geer responded at a Donelton Street address just before 10 p.m. May 29, 2020 at the request of Cumby Police Chief Paul Robertson. 60-year-old Kerry Dwayne Kinsey’s employment with North East Texas Power had been terminated and he was...
