Residents Reminded To Secure Valuables, Lock Doors To Reduce Risk Of Vehicle Burglaries
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson Wednesday, after being made aware of a series of overnight vehicle burglaries in cities in other area counties, reminds local residents to take steps to secure valuables and lock doors to reduce the risk of becoming the victim of vehicle burglaries. SSPD Chief reminds people to take preventive measures against potential vehicle burglary According to area reports, both Mount Pleasant and...
Man Accused Of Choking A Woman, Taking Firearm
A 26-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Sunday evening for allegedly assaulting and choking a woman, then leaving with a firearm, according to arrest reports. Andrew Dean Webber Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, 2021, to an Industrial Drive apartment, where an active physical disturbance had been reported. Upon arrival, SSPD Officer Nick Floyd contacted a 38-year-old Alabama woman whose face...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Felony DWI Charge Following Crash In Restaurant Parking Lot
A 42-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested on a felony drunk driving charge following a crash in an East Shannon Road restaurant parking lot Friday. Brandon Gene White (HCSO jail) Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Brandon Mayes responded at 11:28 a.m. Aug. 6, 2021, to the single vehicle crash in the Panda Express parking lot. He contacted Brandon Gene White, who was reported to have been involved in the crash. Mayes observed White to...
I-30 Vehicle Chase Started In Sulphur Springs Spanned Over 50 Miles Across 4 Counties
An I-30 vehicle chase the began in Sulphur Springs reportedly spanned more than 50 miles across four counties Thursday morning, according to law enforcement reports. The incident started at 9:52 a.m. Aug. 5, 2021, when a Sulphur Springs Police office stopped the driver of a GMC Arcadia for a traffic violation with a routine traffic stop on Interstate 30 east near mile marker 126. The stop continued as normal until the officer obtained...
5 Felony Controlled Substance and Marijuana Arrests July 31-Aug. 3, 2021
Local authorities made five felony controlled substance and marijuana arrests from Aug. 1-4, 2021, according to arrest and jail reports. Tacka Dashell Gotcher Tacka Dashell Gotcher was involved in a Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit investigation in which an undercover purchase of methamphetamine took place the previous day, SCU Lt. Mark Estes alleged in arrest reports. The SCU officers secured a felony warrant for...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – August 2021
Marc Maxwell presented the following monthly city manager’s report to Sulphur Springs City Council during their regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021: COVID-19 RESPONSE The number of active cases in Hopkins County increased dramatically since our last meeting with 117 active cases as of August 2nd. There are 17 patients in the covid unit at the hospital, up from 0 last month. GRAYS BUILDING The building is sufficiently completed...
2 Wills Point Men Arrested On Controlled Substance Charges
Police arrested two Wills Point men just after 11 a.m. Friday on a controlled substance charge and a warrant each. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman stopped a Ford 500 around 10:30 a.m. July 30, 2021, for an expired registration. Upon contact with the occupants, the driver, identified as 34-year-old Christopher Allen Williams, seemed nervous. When asked, Williams initially gave a name and date of birth he later admitted were...
Gilmore, Matthews’ Service To SSPD Celebrated At Retirement Reception
Thursday was a bittersweet day for Sulphur Springs Police Department. Officers, staff, city employees and friends gathered at City Hall to celebrate the service of two tenured public servants who collectively have dedicated more than 58 years to the police department and to wish the pair well as they begin the next chapter in their lives — retirement. July 29, 2021 — Retirement Reception for SSPD Communications Operator...
Jefferson Street Traffic Stop Results In Location Of Methamphetamine, 1 Arrest
Arrested at 10:03 a.m. July 27, 2021 during a Jefferson Street traffic stop was a 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man found in possession of suspected methamphetamine, according to arrest reports. James Barry Norton Jr. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro stopped a Nissan pickup at 9:19 a.m. Tuesday. The truck had an expired registration and the man did not have a valid driver’s license. He agreed to let the officer search his...
Fort Worth Woman Pretended To Be Someone Else, Ran From Police To Avoid Arrest On 14 Warrants
A 27-year-old Fort Worth woman wanted by nine different agencies on a total of 14 warrants pretended to be someone else, then ran from police in an attempt to avoid arrest Monday morning, according to arrest reports. Justice Jashea Brown Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman conducted a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Malibu at 9:11 a.m. July 26 on JD Franklin Drive. The officer believed the woman driving to be one he knew had...
