Winnsboro Police Department Media Report
The Winnsboro Police Department media report for the week of April 27 through May 3, 2020, included the following activity:
Arrests
Andrew French, 32 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 4/27/2020
on an Austin Parole warrant- parole violations.
Calls for Service
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 111 calls for
service during this reporting period.
Citations
The Winnsboro Police Department issued 22 citations and 15 warnings
during this reporting period.
A Look At The CHRISTUS MFH-SS Trailer Used To Disinfect N95 Masks
Keith Kelley adapted a model utilized in a University of Nebraska Medical Center study to disinfect N95 masks so that healthcare providers can use them more than once. The Director of Administrative Services assisting the Chief Nursing Officer for CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs explained that they converted the model to a mobile unit, making it available to help many area healthcare facilities disinfect their N95 masks on site.
In a time when many healthcare facilities across the country are reporting shortages of N95 masks, the cleaning will extend the life of the PPE used by hospital employees directly in contact with patients to ensure the facility maximizes its resources so that they are amply prepared for the fight against COVID-19.
Kelley said a local dentist’s office had enquired this week about having some N95 masks disinfected. Later in the week, the trailer will be moved to Longview, where masks from hospitals and health facilities around the area will be collected and cleaned on site.
The ultraviolet light, controlled from outside the trailer, when it reaches the specified wattage for the Joules needed will disrupt the genetics in the coronavirus, killing any COVID-19 that’s on the mask. This is the same process used in medical facilities to disinfect a room where a COVID-19 patient has been treated. This is very high voltage UV light in a small area, much stronger than one would get from regular sunlight.
The process takes about 5 1/2 minutes total to sterilize the masks, with a capacity to decontaminate up to about 1,000 masks per hour. Masks are labeled and packaged in brown bags. They are removed and hung with clothes pins in what looks like a clothes line. Once all are on the line, the trailer is closed. The UV turned on. Once finished, the door is opened. The disinfected masks are returned in white paper bags designating them clean and returned to their owners.
The trailer and supplies were a donation to the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Foundation from Brian and Leesa Toliver of Brian Toliver Ford-Lincoln.
State Highway 11 Traffic Stop Nets THC Oil, 1 Arrest
A State Highway 11 traffic stop reportedly resulted in location of THC oil and a felony arrest Saturday afternoon.
Hopkins County Sheriff‘s Deputy Aaron Chaney reported stopping the driver of a beige Nissan Altima for speeding, shown to be traveling at 68 miles per hour in a 60 mph speed zone, on State Highway 11 west, just east of County Road 4725. There were five people in the car, according to arrest reports.
A records check using the driver’s license showed he’d recently been stopped for a similar traffic violation, so he asked the man about it and asked the other occupants for ID. When handing over ID, two occupants hands were noted to be “slightly shanking.” Noting the occupants’ nervousness, Chaney reported obtaining permission from the driver to search the car.
Chaney first had the driver exit the car, then patted him down, finding nothing illegal. He then had the other occupants exit the car, one at a time. When they were asked if there was any contraband or illegal substances in the car and was initially told not, the deputy noted in arrest reports.
A pat down of the front passenger revealed in the pocket of the man’s work vest a cigarette package with a small plastic container with a glass vaporizer cartridge with a brownish clear liquid suspected to THC oil, Chaney alleged in arrest reports.
Chaney also reported smelling an alcohol odor while conducting a search, leading him to ask if any had consumed alcoholic beverages. One back seat passenger admitted to consuming one alcoholic beverage and to having a small amount of marijuana, a pipe and container with more suspected marijuana. While searching one rear seat passenger, a bag with suspected marijuana was found in his sock, Chaney alleged in arrest reports.
HCSO Sgt. Shea Shaw arrived to assist. A leaking, crushed beer can was found under the driver’s seat on the back floorboard. One back seat passenger allegedly acknowledged it was the beer he’d admitted to recently drinking. HCSO Deputy Kevin Lester also arrived to assist with the stop.
Deputies took the front seat passenger, identified in reports as 42-year-old Jason Leon Shaw of Sulphur Springs, into custody. Jason Shaw allegedly admitted the substance was THC oil, resulting in a charge for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance, according to jail reports. Deputies issued possession of drug paraphernalia citations to two passengers, then released all four occupants except Jason Shaw, according to arrest reports. The suspected THC oil field-tested positive for THC, according to arrest reports.
Jason Leon Shaw was released from Hopkins County jail Sunday, May 3. Bond was set at $5,000 on the felony charge, according to jail reports.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Development In Disinfectant Technology Built At CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs, Texas, May 4, 2020 – Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs has taken steps to prevent any shortages of access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – and one of their efforts has resulted in a groundbreaking development in disinfectant technology. Thanks to critical thinking and the search for new and innovative ideas, team member Keith Kelley, identified a creative way to expand the life of existing supplies.
Kelley, who serves as Director of Administrative Services assisting the Chief Nursing Officer, recognized an opportunity to use an existing, specialized ultraviolet light at the hospital to sterilize N95 masks to allow their use more than once per person.
Following a study published by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Kelley and the Infection Control team began to determine how using the existing Ultraviolet light may help the hospital disinfect certain PPE. Instead of setting this sterilization process up inside the hospital, using the guidance of the research and an enclosed cargo trailer, Kelley went to work building a “mobile” sterilization process.
As a generous gift to the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Foundation, Brian and Leesa Toliver of Brian Toliver Ford-Lincoln not only purchased the trailer, but also all of the components to build the decontamination trailer.
“My entire family is either in the medical field or car business,” explained Brian Toliver. “It is critically important for our hospital to have the equipment it needs to provide the best care for our community. In this time of need, we were happy to purchase this equipment that will be a benefit, not only to our hospital, but to surrounding hospitals as well as local businesses, now and in the future.”
With the help of the maintenance crew, Kelley electrically wired the trailer to power the UV lighting. After each use, Associates put their masks in a paper bag. Inside the decontamination trailer, the masks are hung across long thin wires, resembling a clothesline. The bag then goes through the sterilization process to decontaminate the N95 masks, making them reusable.
“The UV light is used to decontaminate rooms after patients leave. The ultraviolet light disrupts the coronavirus’s genetic material, deactivating it,” said Kelley. “Once the 5-minute process is complete, the masks are removed, put in a fresh, clean bag, and returned to their original owners for reuse.”
As some hospitals across the country face a critical N95 respirator mask shortage, Kelley and the infection control team at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs fought back with an innovative solution that can not only serve their hospital, but any healthcare facility looking to extend the life of their masks during this pandemic.
Trooper Catches Illinois Man In A Stolen Jeep
Texas Department Public Safety Trooper Arturo Ugalde Saturday morning took into custody following a traffic stop, a 52-year-old Illinois man in a stolen Jeep, according to arrest reports.
for Matthew Roy Person
Ugalde, assisted by sheriff’s deputies, stopped an eastbound gray 2019 Jeep Wrangler around 9:20 a.m. May 2 on Interstate 30 near mile marker 118. The vehicle matched the description of one that’d been reported to Dallas police as stolen.
The driver and lone occupant, Matthew Roy Person of Downers Grove, Illinois, was detained. Person allegedly gave conflicting accounts of how he came into possession of the vehicle and could not provide any rental paperwork associated with the vehicle.
The vehicle was confirmed through Dallas Police Department to be the one reported stolen, resulting in Person’s arrest for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff‘s Deputy Aaron Chaney transported the 52-year-old Illinois man to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked on the UUMV charge.
Person, who is also known by the aliases was released from Hopkins County jail Sunday, May 3, 2020. Bond on the UUMV charge was set at $5,000, according to jail reports.
Toddler Reportedly Hit By Vehicle Sunday Afternoon
A toddler was reportedly hit by a vehicle in Como Sunday afternoon.
Hopkins County and Como firefighters, Hopkins County Sheriff‘s deputies and EMS, and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded at 3:15 p.m. May 3 on McBride Street in Como to a crash reported to involve a vehicle and a toddler. A neighbor was reportedly driving the vehicle which hit the small child.
The toddler reportedly sustained what appeared to be minor injuries. However, the child was reportedly care-flighted to an area trauma center to be checked out as a precaution due to the nature of the injury, according to sheriff’s reports.
SSPD Investigating Shooting At The Skate Park
Sulphur Springs Police Department is investigating a shooting at the skate park. One person was reported to be in stable condition at a hospital, where the individual receive treatment for a single gunshot wound, according to police reports.
Below SSPD’s news release regarding the shooting:
At approximately 7:30 p.m. on Sunday May 3, 2020, Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched to the skate park at Buford Park in reference to a victim of a gunshot wound. Officers were told of two different vehicles involved in a disturbance, when several gunshots were firedVictim suffered a single gunshot wound and was transported to the hospital in a private vehicle by his friends. The suspect vehicles left the scene. Officers got the description of the vehicles and began looking for them. A suspect has been identified in this case and the investigation is ongoing. The victim is in stable condition.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Relay For Life Rescheduled To Summer Due to COVID-19
As with most things this spring, the annual event to celebrate cancer survivors, spread awareness and remember those lost has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike some, Relay For Life — Tri-Counties, TX rescheduled the main walk and fundraising event, and the annual Survivors Dinner are postponed until later this year.
RFL was originally scheduled to take place May 8, but has been pushed back to June 12, pending reopening of the square to such event. The Relay will be located downtown, beginning at 6 p.m. May 8 and concluding at 2 a.m. May 9. This consists of primarily people from Hopkins, Franklin and Wood Counties, but all survivors are welcome, and all are invited to stop by the team fundraisers June 12.
“We are doing a decades theme this year! The theme is ‘A Blast From The Past For A Future Without Cancer,” said Gina Giguere. “We are super excited about this year! We have so many new teams involved that either haven’t ever been involved or haven’t had a team in the last few years. We currently have 21 teams registered online.”
There is no cost to start up a team and there is not requirement to do not raise a certain amount of money. The only requirement is to register online and to do an onsite fundraiser at the event. Call or text Gina Giguere at 903-573-2064, if interested in starting a team or general questions.
RFL Tri-Counties Committee members note a fundraiser which had to be postponed in March is expected to take place at Backstory Brewery in the near future. Additional details will be announced as they are firmed up.
“Every penny we raise at this event will stay local and pay for survivor dinner,” Giguere noted.
Currently, due to the COVID-19 restrictions and heal precautions, the new date for the annual Survivors Dinner has yet to be set. The RLF Tri-Counties Committee is committed to having one this year, after it’s safe to pick a new date.
Meal A Day Menu For May 4-May 8, 2020
While the Senior Citizens Center has been temporarily closed due to COVID-19, but the dedicated Meal A Day volunteers continue to work five days a week preparing and delivering meals to shut-in elderly in the community. The Meal A Day menu for May 4-8, 2020 includes:
Monday — King Ranch Casserole, Normandy Vegetables and Pinto Beans
Tuesday — Broccoli, Ham and Cheese Oven Omelet; Blueberry Muffin and Mandarin Oranges
Wednesday — Beef Noodle Casserole, Green Beans and Roll
Thursday — Chicken Sour Cream Enchiladas, Refried Beans, Chips and Salsa, and Tossed Salad
Friday — Sloppy Joes, Cole Slaw, Pickle Spear and Chips
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is a place where Senior Citizens age 50 and over can have a good time with old friends and make some new ones. Meal-A-Day is just one service the center provides. The coffee pot is always on and a smile is on each face. The SCC has a full library with all different kinds of reading books that can be taken, read and returned. Take as many as you like and bring some of your books in to share with others. Click here to find more information for seniors citizens.
Saltillo Sr. Class of 2021 Raising $ for Summer BasketBall
On Friday May 1, 2020, the girls of Saltillo Class of 2021 conducted a fundraiser at the Come and Eat Cafe located just down the road from the Saltillo school community at Weaver, Texas. From 2-8pm on the first day of ‘re-opening’ for the cafe, business was brisk at times and the girls had plenty to do. While two served as greeters at the door, the rest pitched in to take orders, refill glasses, bus tables and in general, just provide a healthy dose of optimistic hospitality to those who came in to eat. All sported their blue Saltillo school T-shirts by way of uniform. According to Susan Smith, Saltillo Booster Club Co-ordinator and who is also Cafeteria Director at Saltillo ISD, the funds raised from the cafe fundraiser will go toward the Summer Basketball Tournament Series which the team plans participate in starting in June. “Each tournament we enter has entry fees, and there are travel and overnight expenses, meals, etc. which the girls work hard to save for. Working together as a team is more than just on the basketball court; these girls are a team every day at school, and with their Senior year starting this Fall, they are all in to make it the best it can be! They want to start school in August as Tournament Champions!” Mrs. Smith is also the mom of twin teammates Maddy and Allie Smith. Additionally, Allie is a part-time employee of the Come and Eat Cafe. According to Maddy, “the fundraiser we are doing allows an opportunity to develop greater teamwork that carries over onto the court during practice and games”.
Other teammates chimed in to say, “helping customers at the cafe helps us gain social skills that some of us might not have a chance to learn”, and “we are gaining experience for life, learning new things and expanding our horizons”. 2020 graduate Jocelyn Ochoa was present to help out, and she stated, “when we interact with people while representing our school, like asking for donations for the summer basketball program, we develop new kinds of skills. And then, when we attend tournaments in other towns and states, we get exposed to different levels of sports talent which helps build our team”.
