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Sulphur Springs Pair Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge
Dec11

Sulphur Springs Pair Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge

ORSBURN, BILLY JACK : Photo courtesy of the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. A disturbance call on South Locust Street Tuesday afternoon resulted in the arrest of a 64-year-old Sulphur Springs man and his 26-year-old girlfriend on a controlled substance charge each. SCOTT, DESTINY RENEE Officers were reportedly at the pair’s Locust Street address for a disturbance at 2 p.m. Dec. 10. Upon arrival, Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark...

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Winnsboro Police Department Media Report For Dec. 2-Dec. 8, 2019
Dec09

Winnsboro Police Department Media Report For Dec. 2-Dec. 8, 2019

Arrests Rickey Wells, 56 years of age, of Como, TX, was arrested on 12/03/2019 on a Franklin County Warrant for Probation Violation and multiple Winnsboro Municipal Court warrants. Enrique Ortiz- Montoya, 45 years of age, of Como, TX, was arrested on 12/03/2019 on a Hopkins County Warrant for Bail Jumping and Fail to Appear.Randall Evans, 30 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 12/04/2019 for Possession of Controlled Substance...

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5 Hopkins County Residents Jailed On Felony Warrants
Dec08

5 Hopkins County Residents Jailed On Felony Warrants

December 8, 2019 – At least five people were jailed locally overnight Friday on felony warrants. Elmer Junior Crosby III Elmer Junior Crosby III, 25, of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody at 11 a.m. Dec. 6, at Polunsky Unit by Deputy Elijah Fite and transported to the county jail, where he was held warrants for manufacture or delivery of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone and...

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Toys Still Being Accepted For Blue Santa Program
Dec06

Toys Still Being Accepted For Blue Santa Program

If you missed the Blue Santa drive earlier this week, those who wish to give can still do so at tonight’s parade as well as in the designated Blue Santa barrels at businesses, the sheriff’s office at 298 Rosemont St. in Sulphur Springs, and various agencies throughout the county. The sheriff will be pulling the Blue Santa trailer during the Lions Club Lights Christmas Parade, and Blue Santa helpers will be accepting...

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Grand Saline Man Receives 10-Year Sentence On Indecency With A Child Charge
Dec05

Grand Saline Man Receives 10-Year Sentence On Indecency With A Child Charge

Anthony Michael Luft A 41-year-old Grand Saline man received a 10-year sentence from a district judge on an indecency with a child by sexual contact charge. Anthony Michael Luft plead guilty to indecency with a child by sexual contact; a sentencing hearing was held Dec. 3 before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt, who sentenced Luft to 10 years, according to prosecutors. “This was a very tough case. Law enforcement did...

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Sulphur Springs Man Arrested On A Firearm Charge
Dec03

Sulphur Springs Man Arrested On A Firearm Charge

Matthew Lavon Payne A 42-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested early Tuesday morning on a felony weapon charge, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Chris Rosamond reported officers were made aware of a FBI warrant for Matthew Lavon Payne’s arrest. Rosamond reported contact was made with occupants of a Chevrolet High Country pickup at 5:41 a.m. Dec. 3, on Main Street. Payne was a passenger in the truck,...

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Winnsboro Police Department Media Report For Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2019
Dec02

Winnsboro Police Department Media Report For Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2019

Arrests Dawson Klika, 18 years of age, of Winnsboro, Texas, was arrested on Nov. 25, 2019, for driving while intoxicated. Hunter Weems, 21 years of age, of Winnsboro, Texas, was arrested on Nov. 25, 2019 on a Texas Pardon and Parole warrant. Calls for Service The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 155 calls for service during this reporting period. Citations The Winnsboro Police Department issued 29 citations and 45...

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Hopkins County EMS: Ambulance, Vehicle Collision On Hillcrest Drive Resulted In No Serious Injuries
Dec02

Hopkins County EMS: Ambulance, Vehicle Collision On Hillcrest Drive Resulted In No Serious Injuries

Hopkins County Emergency Medical Services ambulances An ambulance and another vehicle collided Saturday afternoon on Hillcrest Drive. No one sustained serious injuries as a result of the crash, according to Hopkins County Director of EMS Brent Smith. The mobile intensive care ambulance unit reportedly had a patient on board and was headed to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs when the crash occurred at the intersection...

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Woman Accused Of Trying To Hide Methamphetamine Pipe During Traffic Stop
Dec02

Woman Accused Of Trying To Hide Methamphetamine Pipe During Traffic Stop

Rachelle Ford Madison A 51-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested early Sunday morning by police for allegedly trying to hide a methamphetamine pipe from police during a traffic stop. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zach Brown stopped a Nissan Altima at 1:23 a.m. December 1st in the 700 block of Freeman Street for an equipment violation. The driver, identified in reports as Rachelle Denise Ford Madison, exited the car upon...

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Kentucky Man Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge Following I-30 Stop
Dec02

Kentucky Man Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge Following I-30 Stop

Derek Brian Wilson A 33-year-old Keavy, Kentucky man was arrested on a second-degree felony controlled substance charge following a routine traffic stop. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams conducted a traffic stop on a Pontiac G6 at 9:34 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 137. During the course of the traffic stop, Williams reported finding 8 grams of methamphetamine in Derek Brian Wilson’s...

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