Four Arrested in Drug Bust
A drug bust for the Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit Wednesday night resulted in the recovery of a weapon and the arrest of four individuals. All four are in Hopkins County Jail where Justice of the Peace B J Teer set bond at $30,000 each. Other information regarding the arrest is unavailable due to holiday. Arrested were: Jennifer Leigh Jesters Cain, 32, Blake Adam Friddle 21, ...
Local Man Assaults, Threatens Girl Friend
A 33-year old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Friday night for assaulting and then threatening his girlfriend. Sulphur Springs Police officers responded to a disturbance call at a residence in the 100 block of South Como in Sulphur Springs at around 7:30 p.m. Friday. When they arrived, a man admitted assaulting his girl friend. She had injuries. As the man was being arrested, he said something in Spanish. Another man told...
Lock It or Lose It
The Sulphur Springs Police Department has one big tip for you that could help you from becoming a crime victim this holiday season, lock your vehicle. The police department has investigated numerous cases of auto break-in’s recently and in many cases they found that people had left their vehicles unlocked. Some thieves are said to walk along trying out vehicles’ doors until they find one unlocked, then they enter. In...
Raza Bond Increased Due to Flight Risk
Bond for Mohammad Shabeeh Raza, 25, of Kansas City Missouri was increased to $200,000 after more information was made available to Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings and local law enforcement. Raza was arrested over the weekend for online solicitation of a minor. He was arrested after he finished a fresh shave in the restroom at a local convenience story. He arrived early to meet who he thought to be a female under 17-years of age...
A Close Shave and Quick Arrest
After a close shave, law enforcement arrested Mohammad Shabeeh Raza, 25 of Kansas City, Missouri for online solicitation of a minor. Law enforcement had been in contact with Raza since April when he thought he was communicating online with a female under 17. The 5 ft. one inch male arrived at a local convenience store Sunday following a holiday stop with friends in the Dallas area. Arriving early, Raza had just finished shaving in the...
Special Crimes Unit Arrest Two in Drug Buy/Bust
The city and county Special Crimes Unit conducted a drug buy and bust operation Sunday in Hopkins County. Two people from Dallas were arrested. Lt Harold McClure with the Special Crimes Unit said a confidential informant passed information to members of the unit that lead to the arrest and confiscation of half pound of marijuana and one half ounce of meth and cocaine along with perscription medication. Members of the special crimes...
Second Home Burglary in City This Week Similar to First
A second home burglary in two days in the city of Sulphur Springs was reported Tuesday. There appear to be some similarities. The second break-in occurred at a home in the south part of town. It was reported to police around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday. Entry was made by breaking a kitchen window. The house had clothes tossed and mattresses flipped. Some paperwork was disturbed and an envelope containing $2,500 was taken. Some items of value...
Large Amount of Cash and Jewelry Taken in Home Burglary
The Sulphur Springs Police Department is investigating the burglary of a home in the southwest part of town where a safe and more than $35,000 of jewelry was stolen along with a large amount of cash. The burglary occurred Monday. The thief broke a window to gain entry. Taken were two Rolex watches along with a necklace, ring, bracelet and cash. The case has been assigned to Detective Sgt. Bo Fox.
Second Effort by McKinney Man Resulted in His Arrest For Online Solitication of a Minor
Zain Jahangir, 29, of McKinney lost his way. Jahangir had arranged a meeting with who he thought to be an under 17-year old minor for sex. When he arrived in Sulphur Springs, he could not find the arranged location. A phone call made set a new location for the meeting at a convenience store on Main Street. He was waiting at the new location in the vehicle he had described when local law enforcement officers arrived and arrested him...
Man Lied to Family for Ride to Sulphur Springs Where He Was Arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor
Lyndon Kyle Sillings, 26, of Oak Cliff was arrested by local law enforcement including the Crimes Against Children division and charged with online solicitation of a minor. Sillings had been communicating with someone he thought was under 17 and arranged a meeting in Sulphur Springs. Unable to provide his own transportation, he was transported to Sulphur Springs by his step-mother and step-brother who thought they were bringing him...
