Attention Car Thieves: Stay OUT of Hopkins County
June 22, 2020 – Apparently the car thieves are not paying attention as the law enforcement officers are getting pretty good at catching people who are driving through Hopkins County in a stolen vehicle. Over this past weekend, two more incidents resulted in the arrest of people accused of “Unauthorzed Use of a Motor Vehicle” This will be the fifth time in less than a month officers of various departments in Hopkins...
Montalba Man Allegedly Caught In A Stolen SUV
Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit Investigators arrested a 38-year-old Montalba, Texas man allegedly caught in a stolen SUV in Sulphur Springs Tuesday night. (Montalba is an unincorporated community 10 miles north of Palestine on State Highway 19 in Anderson County.) Jeremy Brandon Conley (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott reported being made...
Woman Booked Into Hopkins County Jail For Second Time In Less Than 2 Months
June 15, 2020 – A 32-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was booked into Hopkins County jail Monday, for the second time in less than 2 months, according to arrest and jail reports. Jessica Lee Smith Sulphur Springs Police Officer Silas Whaley reported seeing a woman walking near the intersection of Jefferson Street and Weaver Drive around 1:51 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2020. Whaley contacted the woman, identified in arrest reports as...
Shooter Who Allegedly Shot 2 Teens Still Sought By Police
Sulphur Springs Police are still seeking the person responsible for shooting two teens on Fuller Street early Sunday morning. Sulphur Springs Police responded in the 300 block of Fuller Street shortly after 1 a.m. June 14. Two teens had reportedly sustained gunshot wounds. They were transported to the hospital. Police reported they pair remained in the hospital Monday in stable condition, following treatment of their injuries which...
2 Teens Shot On Fuller Street; SSPD Seeking Help Identifying Suspect
Two teens, a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old, were reportedly shot at approximately 1 a.m. Sunday, June 14, 2020 in the 300 block of Fuller Street in Sulphur Springs, TX. Their wounds were not believed to be life-threatening, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson. No additional details about the shooting had been released as of 9 a.m. Sunday. The Sulphur Springs Police Department is seeking the public’s help...
SSPD: 5th Suspect In September 2019 Robbery Still Sought
A suspect in a September 2019 robbery is still sought by Sulphur Springs Police Department, according to SSPD Detective Sgt. David Gilmore. Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Tyreese Tupac Shukar Williams. The 21-year-old Sulphur Springs man should be considered armed and dangerous due to the use of a weapon during the alleged offenses, according to the police detective....
6 Intoxication-Related Arrests In Hopkins County
Local officials conducted 6 intoxication-related arrests, including two on felony and four on misdemeanor charges, June 6-8. Davis Street DWI Crash Kenneth John Isham was arrested after an officer observed him crashing a tan Buick Century at the corner of North Davis and Main Street at 5:55 p.m. June 7, Sulphur Springs Police Officer Nick Floyd alleged in arrest reports. Kenneth John Isham (HCSO jail photo) Upon arrival, Floyd...
Wylie Man Arrested On Grand Larceny Warrant
A 39-year-old Wylie man was arrested on an out-of-town grand larceny warrant Thursday night. Phu Phong Nguyen Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Josh Shufeldt conducted a traffic stop on a blue Lexus GS June 4, 2020 on Shannon Road at Bill Bradford Road. A records check reportedly revealed one occupant of the vehicle to be wanted by Love County officials (the state was not noted in arrest reports). Consequently, Shufeldt arrested Phu Phong...
6 Men Jailed On Felony Warrants
At least 6 men were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants from June 1-3, 2020. Among them were two men with aggravated assault warrants, including a 19-year-old identified as the suspect in a Freeman Street shooting; a man accused of vehicle theft; two on controlled substance offenses; and one for credit or debit card abuse. For three men, it was at least the second time this year they have been in custody at Hopkins County...
70-Year-Old Man Jailed Following A Truck Stop Disturbance
A 70-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed on an aggravated assault with deadly weapon charge, following a truck stop disturbance late Wednesday morning, according to arrest reports. William John Allen (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police officers responded at 10:38 a.m. June 3 at Love’s truck stop, where a disturbance was reported to have become physical. Upon arrival, officers spoke with both men reported to have been...
