Texas DMV Announces Upcoming Deployment Of Redesigned Temporary Tags
Nov17

Texas DMV Announces Upcoming Deployment Of Redesigned Temporary Tags

DMV News Release: Nov. 17, 2022 Enhanced Security and Data Enhancements Would Further Reduce Fraudulent Tag Use (AUSTIN, Texas – November 17, 2022) Texas temporary tags are getting a major design overhaul. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) is introducing a new look for tags that are issued by licensed Texas motor vehicle dealers. This is the next step in ongoing efforts that have made a significant difference in...

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Trick-or-Treat, Do You Know The Difference Between Prescription and Fentanyl Pills?
Oct19

Trick-or-Treat, Do You Know The Difference Between Prescription and Fentanyl Pills?

Johanna Hicks By JOHANNA HICKS, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Family & Community Health in Hopkins County, [email protected] This Halloween holiday, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) are teaming up with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Watch UR BAC program to spread awareness on the fentanyl epidemic spreading across our state. There is an alarming increase in the...

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Warrant Service Reveals Fake Money And Meth
Jul30

Warrant Service Reveals Fake Money And Meth

Deputies went to a Nicholson Street address to serve a warrant and ended up finding not only the wanted man but also fake money and meth. Alexander Guzman-Thomas Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scott Davis and Deputy Josh Davis received information that Alexander Guzman-Thomas could be found at a Nicholson Street residence Friday evening. After confirming the warrant for the 41-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest,...

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Local Officers Made A Dozen Controlled Substance And Related Arrests The Week of Sept.  4-10, 2021
Sep11

Local Officers Made A Dozen Controlled Substance And Related Arrests The Week of Sept. 4-10, 2021

Local law enforcement officers made a dozen controlled substance and related arrests the week of Sept. 4-10, 2021, including an Arkansas man found sleeping in his car, music blaring, with suspected controlled substances, a large sum of cash and at least one fake $100-bill; and several instances in which more than one person was taken into custody following contact with officers, according to sheriff’s office and police reports....

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Marijuana, Fake $100s Found During I-30 Traffic Stop
Apr24

Marijuana, Fake $100s Found During I-30 Traffic Stop

A woman and man were arrested after state troopers located marijuana and fake $100s during an Interstate 30 traffic stop earlier this week, according to arrest reports. Romeo Elliott (HCSO jail photo) Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Landry Martinez stopped a 28-year-old Memphis, Tennessee man around 5:20 p.m. April 21 for driving a Toyota Corolla in the the left lane on I-30 west near near mile marker 133 without passing...

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Two Women, Three Men Jailed On Controlled Substance Or Related Charge
Mar10

Two Women, Three Men Jailed On Controlled Substance Or Related Charge

Two women and three men were jailed Tuesday, March 9, on either a controlled substance or related charge. One was arrested as a result of a traffic stop, one a disturbance and three were from warrant arrests, according to jail reports. Kyle Street Traffic Stop Sulphur Springs Police Department Officer Sean Hoffman conducted a traffic stop on a Toyota Corolla at 1:51 p.m. March 9 on Kyle Street at Texas Street. Kristina L. Ullman (HCSO...

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2 Arrested, 3 Sentenced In District Court Thursday
Sep11

2 Arrested, 3 Sentenced In District Court Thursday

At least two people were arrested and three sentenced in district court Thursday afternoon, according to arrest, jail and court reports. Bond Revocation Donald Merced Ramirez (HCSO jail photo) A 28-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed after having his bond revoked on controlled substance charges. Donald Merced Ramirez was scheduled to appear Sept. 10 before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt Sept. 10 for arraignment on a...

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SSPD: Woman Caught With Fake Money And Heroin
Apr06

SSPD: Woman Caught With Fake Money And Heroin

April 6, 2020 – Police arrested a 28-year-old Sulphur Springs woman allegedly caught with fake money and heroin at a local business Saturday evening. Katrina Jane Crowson Police responded just after 5 p.m. April 4 at a business in the 1200 block of South Broadway Street, where a forgery had been reported. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt and Silas Whaley alleged Katrina Jane Crowson was found at the location with...

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Wood County Sheriff’s Report, January 15-21, 2020
Feb04

Wood County Sheriff’s Report, January 15-21, 2020

Wood County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles Sheriff Castloo would like to remind everyone … if you have any information on these or any other crimes, please contact the Wood County Sheriff’s Office at 903-763-2201 or Crime Stoppers at 903-763-CASH.Contact the Wood County Sheriff’s Office if you notice any suspicious vehicles or activity around your neighborhood. Please be aware of your surroundings. January 15 Deputies were...

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Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 29-June 4, 2019
Jun06

Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 29-June 4, 2019

May 29th Deputies were dispatched, at approximately 7:23 a.m., to County Road 2110 on an animal complaint regarding a snake.  The snake was relocated from the residence to the woods. Deputies were dispatched to County Road 1360 in Quitman, at approximately 10:01 a.m., in reference to an alarm.  The residence and barn were secured and there was no sign of activity. Deputies spoke with reporting party, at approximately 10:17 a.m., in...

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