Police Arrest 3 Following 2 Early Morning Complaints
Two early morning complaints, one of a rolling disturbance and another of a person sleeping in a pickup at a truck stop, resulted in three misdemeanor arrests by police within two hours Saturday. Sulphur Springs police first responded around 12:20 a.m. Nov. 16 in the area of Davis Street in reference to a complaint of a rolling disturbance in a white sport utility vehicle. Officers stopped a white GMC Suburban in the 200 block of...
Sulphur Springs Teen Accused Of Trying To Hide 2 Bags Of Marijuana During Routine Traffic Stop
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle A 17-year-old Sulphur Springs resident was arrested early Saturday morning after allegedly trying to hid bags of marijuana during a traffic stop. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Drew Fisher reported stopping a red Chevrolet pickup for a defective head lamp at 1:40 a.m. Nov. 16 in the 100 block of East Shannon Road . On contact with the driver, Fisher alleged he detected a...
Arrests Made Following 2 Theft Complaints
Sulphur Springs Police patrol car Theft complaints made to police on two separate days resulted in felony arrests, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officers Cameron Robinson and Nick Floyd arrested a Commerce woman and Winnsboro man Nov. 10 following a complaint of a possible theft in progress at Walmart. Upon arrival at the store around 8:20 p.m. Sunday, officers contacted suspect Amber Rebecca Lee of Commerce and...
CPS Investigation Leads To Methamphetamine, Sulphur Springs Woman’s Arrest
Sulphur Springs Police Department patrol vehicle Sulphur Springs police arrested a 37-year-old Sulphur Springs woman after finding suspected methamphetamine at her residence Thursday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs Police and Special Crimes Unit officers were requested shortly before 3 p.m. by Child Protective Services personnel, who requested their assistance in an investigation at a Helm Lane residence. Upon...
6 Arrested On Hopkins County Warrants
At least six people were jailed between Nov. 5 and Nov. 6 on Hopkins County warrants, including three men and two women booked on felony charges and one man on a misdemeanor charge, according to arrest and jail reports. Joshua Terry Ford Joshua Terry Ford, 26, of Cumby was arrested Wednesday afternoon on a felony warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for abandoning or endangering a child-criminal negligence and a...
Mount Pleasant Man Arrested For Trespassing At Sulphur Springs Hospital
Sulphur Springs Police Department patrol car A 38-year-old Mount Pleasant man was taken into custody for trespassing at the hospital health complex. Sulphur Springs police were dispatched Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 6, to the hospital property, where they were requested to issue a criminal trespass warning to prohibit him from returning, the arresting officer noted in reports. The man was reportedly found in the chapel and escorted...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report
MANAGER’S REPORT Presented to the City Council on Nov. 5, 2019 SUNSET STREET – The Capital Construction crew has installed 500’ of new curb and gutter, 5 new driveway approaches, 240’ of the concrete street, approach for Houston Street, asphalt for the tie-in at Finney Street and Van Sickle Street. The project is now complete. CONNALLY STREET – Approximately 2,150’ or 80% has been cement stabilized. The excavation is completed and...
Grand Jury Signs 17 Indictments During November Session
November 5, 2019 – A Hopkins County Grand Jury on Friday, Nov. 1, signed at least 17 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Offenses alleged in the indictments ranged from indecency with a child, sexual abuse of a child, criminal negligence and assault of a public servant to unauthorized use of a vehicle, evading arrest, driving while intoxicated and controlled substance charges. More than a dozen people were...
Cooper Man Accused Of Huffing Air In Vehicle In Store Parking Lot
Sulphur Springs Police Department patrol vehicle A report of suspected huffing in a vehicle in a store parking lot Monday afternoon resulted in a 52-year-old man’s arrest. Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched at 3:20 p.m. Nov. 4. to Walmart, where a person was reportedly seen huffing an unknown substance in a sport utility vehicle in the store parking lot near the automotive section. Police arrived and reportedly found a man...
Cumby Man Accused of Assaulting Paramedic
A 69-year-old Cumby man was jailed Sunday evening for allegedly assaulting a paramedic and having a small quantity of marijuana, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs Police responded just before 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, to a complaint of an intoxicated person. A probable cause search allegedly revealed 6.6 ounces of suspected marijuana in the center console of a Chevrolet Traverse in the 1400 block of College Street. Emergency...
