TxDOT Urges Drivers to Plan a Sober Ride This Labor Day Weekend
AUSTIN — While there may be less traffic on the roads this Labor Day weekend, TxDOT is urging those who choose to go out and celebrate to plan ahead for a sober ride before any drinking begins. “We encourage people to enjoy the long weekend, but to do so responsibly,” said TxDOT Executive Director James Bass. “If you plan to drink alcohol and go out, make the plan for a sober ride. It’s an easy decision that can prevent senseless...
Man Stopped For Speeding, Arrested On DWI Charge
An Arkansas man stopped for speeding Thursday morning on Interstate 30 claimed he needed to use the restroom, according to arrest reports. The Texas Department of Public Safety trooper, who stopped the man for traveling 100 miles per hour in the 75 mph speed zone near the 128 mile marker on I-30 west at shortly before noon Sept. 3, allowed the man to use the restroom in an adjacent motel before conversing further with him. While...
Advantage Copy Systems Acquired By Datamax
Advantage Copy Systems, a Sulphur Springs business that provides office machines and copier-related consumer products, has been acquired by Datamax, which provides office equipment and technology solutions in Arkansas and Texas. Advantage was established as a Canon dealer in 1992. In 2006, Sulphur Springs residents Dan and Paula Brown purchased the company. Datamax Inc. President Barry Simon, in a release earlier this week,...
Felon Arrested On Firearm Charge
A convicted felon was arrested on a firearm charge Thursday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Jose Manuel Galvan Jr. (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cameron Robinson reported seeing Jose Manuel Galvan Jr. walking on the wrong side of the street in the 200 block of Helm Lane around 2:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, so he contacted him. The officer was granted permission to search him to ensure he didn’t...
Wood County Sheriff’s Office August 26-Sept. 1, 2020 Report
Wood County Sheriff’s Office provided the following activity report for Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 2020: Abandoned Vehicle: 3Livestock at large: 11Alarm: 13 Motorist Assist: 2Animal Complaint: 9 Noise Complaint: 1Arrest/Warrant Service: 11 Public Intoxication: 1Assault: 5 Reckless Driver: 6Burglary: 1 Recovered stolen property: 1Criminal Mischief: 2 Shots Fired: 2Criminal Trespass: 3 Suspicious Activity: 34Disturbances/Disputes: 9 Theft:...
Theft Investigation Resulted In 3 Controlled Substance Arrests
A theft investigation resulted in three controlled substance arrests Thursday. Ismael Gonzales (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Sgt. Joe Scott and Lt. Mark Estes responded in the 100 block of Nicholson Street to assisted detectives who were investigating a report that stolen property could be potentially located in the area. Upon arrival Thursday morning, SCU investigators encountered Ismael Gonzales,...
64-Year-Old Caught Giving Beer To A Minor In Front Of A Sheriff’s Investigator
A 64-year-old was allegedly caught giving beer to a minor in front of a sheriff’s investigator around lunch time Tuesday, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Wade Sheets was in the parking lot of a College Street gas station at 11:50 a.m. September 2, when the 64-year-old walked out of the store with 4 cans of Steel Reserve. The investigator reported witnessing a minor in the vehicle...
Rural Sulphur Springs Resident Arrested On Felony Warrant
A rural Sulphur Springs resident was arrested on a felony warrant Wednesday, according to jail and arrest reports. Harleah Irene Petrea (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Greer located 22-year-old Harleah Irene Petrea at her residence and took her into custody at 4:36 p.m. Sept. 2. Greer transported her to Hopkins County jail, where she was booked in at 5:14 p.m. on the warrant for violation of probation,...
Mother Accused Of Shaking Her Baby
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Investigators Wade Sheets and Michael Russell arrested a 23-year-old Sulphur Springs woman Sept. 2 on an abandoning or endangering of a child-criminal negligence charge. The mother is accused of shaking her baby. No HCSO jail photo available for Rachael Marie Joslin The sheriff’s investigators reported contacting Rachael Marie Joslin at her residence after receiving information the woman...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested On Sexual Assault Of A Child Charge
A 23-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Sept. 2 on a sexual assault of a child charge, according to police reports. Chasen Lane Beaver (HCSO jail photo) Chasen Lane Beaver was taken into custody at 9:48 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. at Sulphur Springs Police Department, after he “admitted to having sexual intercourse and performing oral sex on” a 16-year-old female on or about July 15, 2020, at a Duckworth Street address,...
