Police Remind Residents To Secure Vehicles, Property
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson is once again reminding residents to secure their property when leaving it unattended, especially vehicles. The warning follows some recent vehicle burglaries and thefts. In most cases, vehicles were left unlocked, allowing others access to personal belongings inside — including keys. People are reminded when possible to remove valuables — including money, jewelry, wallets, bank...
2 Arrested On Wildcat Way Thursday Evening
Two men were arrested about an hour apart Thursday evening at two different location on Wildcat Way, according to arrest reports. Michael Keith Rhodes Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy N. Marney and Sgt. Shea Shaw arrested 56-year-old Michael Keith Rhodes of Sulphur Springs at 5:04 p.m. at the intersection of Hillcrest Drive and Wildcat Way for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. Rhodes was...
Sulphur Springs Man Sentenced To 18 Years On Felony DWI Charge
Justin Karl Roderick Justin Karl Roderick, 61, of Sulphur Springs man was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 18 years in Texas Department of Criminal Justice for driving while intoxicated, third or more offense, according to arrest reports. The charge stems from a May 1 traffic stop. Roderick was reportedly seen drinking while driving. He was stopped on Hillcrest Drive and allegedly admitted to having an open beer in the vehicle, and...
Cumby Man Accused Of Hiding Methamphetamine In His Boot
Cumby police allege Joshua Case intentionally brought methamphetamine into a correctional facility in his boot. Joshua Case Cumby Police Officer Zack Steward reportedly stopped the 19-year-old Cumby man, who he knew did not possess a state-issued driver’s license, about 6:15 p.m. Oct. 9, on West Main Street. Case was taken into custody for no driver’s license. At the jail, he was asked questions and searched as part of the...
SCU Serve Warrant, Arrest 2 At Sulphur Springs Apartment Complex
Darien Tre Sims An attempt to serve a warrant at a Van Sickle Street apartment complex reportedly resulted in not one but two arrests, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott went at 9:45 a.m. Oct. 9 to the apartment complex, where 27-year-old Darien Tre Sims was reported to be staying, to serve him with one felony and two traffic warrants. When patrol officers...
2 New Jersey Men Arrested For Giving False Names During I-30 Traffic Stop
A traffic stop on Interstate 30 early Tuesday morning resulted in the arrested of two New Jersey men, accused of falsely identifying themselves to Sulphur Springs Police during a traffic stop. A Sulphur Springs police officer contacted the pair after conducting a traffic stop on a Kia sport utility vehicle on Interstate 30 at mile marker 122 at 2 a.m. Oct. 8. The occupants were asked to identify themselves as a result of a probable...
Suspicious Person Report Results In Alabama Man’s Arrest in Sulphur Spring
A complaint of a suspicious person on Wildcat Way resulted in a 61-year-old Hamilton, Alabama man’s arrest Monday evening. As police were responding to a report of a suspicious person on Wildcat Way at Arbala Road at 5:51 p.m. Oct. 7, an off-duty officer reported seeing the man walking away from a wooded area that appeared to be private property toward Wildcat Way, according to arrest reports. When the on-duty Sulphur Springs...
Investigation Of Disturbance Complaint Results In A Controlled Substance Arrest
October 7, 2019 – A disturbance complaint called in to police resulted in one felony arrest, location of suspected cocaine and a misdemeanor warrant arrest. Jose Guadalupe Santacruz Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched to a disturbance in the area of the 1500 block of College Street at 8:42 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. Upon arrival, police were reportedly told the suspect had fled in a vehicle just before they arrived, SSPD Officer...
Cumby Police: Woman Found Passed Out In Vehicle With Sounding Car Alarm
Amanda Nicole Rickerson Cumby police and school officials responded at 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at Cumby High School, where a female had reportedly passed out inside of a vehicle despite the fact that the car alarm was sounding. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the woman in question, identified in arrest reports as 28-year-old Amanda Nicole Richerson of Quinlan. While investigating her condition, police allege, they developed...
Cumby Police: Humble Man Arrested For Possessing Methamphetamine
Michael Lee Harper Cumby Police Sgt. Ray Embro arrested 36-year-old Michael Lee Harper of Humble at 1:19 a.m. Friday after finding suspected methamphetamine in the car he was driving. Embro reportedly contacted Harper after noticing he failed to signal when turning the Crown Victoria he was driving into Valero gas station. When asked for a driver’s license, Harper reportedly handed Embro an ID card and claimed he’d pulled...
