Update: Pair Charged In Connection With Hughes Springs Burglary Remains In Hopkins County Jail
Bonds for 19-year-old Elizabeth “Lizzy” Gail Coleman of Jefferson and 24-year-old William Tyler Vick of Linden, the pair found Tuesday morning during a traffic stop to be in possession of stolen firearms and a controlled substance, were set at $50,000 per charge for each on two theft of firearm and one controlled substance charge. The firearms and bottles of prescription medication reported stolen Saturday night from a...
1 Arrested, 1 At Large Following Pursuit And Search In Sulphur Springs Tuesday Night
Sulphur Springs ISD Campuses Reportedly In Lock-Down Mode Wednesday As Precaution One Pine Bluff, Arkansas man was arrested and another man remained at large Wednesday morning, Sept. 21, 2022, following first a vehicle pursuit, then a foot chase and manhunt Tuesday night in Sulphur Springs. Because one suspect from the chase remained at large, Sulphur Springs ISD notified parents and staff Wednesday morning that district campuses were...
Stolen Mustang Used In High Speed Chase Around Sulphur Springs
A stolen Mustang Shelby GT was reportedly used in a high speed chase around Sulphur Springs Monday night. The driver, a 29-year-old Atlanta, Texas man, also was found to be in possession of methamphetamine, according to arrest reports. JACOBS, TYRAE “Ty” TAYMOND Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson reported first seeing the black car traveling at a high rate of speed on Interstate 30 west at 10:56...
Sulphur Springs Man Indicted On 20 Child Pornography Charges
More Than 75 Indictments Signed By Grand Jury During August 2022 Session A 75-year-old Sulphur Springs man jailed on 20 child pornography charges was among the 50 individuals named in the more than 75 indictments signed by the Hopkins County Grand Jury during the August 2022 court session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution, according to court records. James Frank Neel Twenty indictments were issued accusing James Frank Neel...
SSFD Investigating Fire Involving Stolen Vehicle
A Jefferson Street fire involving a stolen vehicle is being investigated by Sulphur Springs Fire Department. Officials responded between 8 and 9 p.m. Aug. 24, 2022, on Jefferson Street to the blaze. The vehicle found at the roadside with the keys still in the ignition, fire investigators reported. A records check using vehicle identifiers showed the vehicle had recently been reported to authorities in Texarkana, Arkansas as stolen....
HCSO: Sulphur Springs Man Caught Hauling A Stolen Trailer
A 36-year-old Sulphur Springs man was caught hauling with a stolen trailer Monday evening, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies were made aware from a person they considered a credible source that the man was in possession of a stolen trailer, as well as a possible location, deputies wrote in arrest reports. The sheriff’s officers reported seeing a white Chevrolet pickup pulling a trailer matching...
Crime In Sulphur Springs In First 6 Months Of 2022 Sets New 23-Year Low
Crime in Sulphur Springs declined overall in the first 6 months of 2022, setting a new 23-year Jan. 1-June 30 low. Only 59 offenses were recorded by Sulphur Springs Police Department from January 1-June 30, 2022, in the 7 major offense categories, the fewest number of Jan. 1-June 30 offenses reported since 2000. Previously, the fewest number of offenses was 62 recorded in 2021 and 67 in 2018. In fact, the total number offenses...
SSPD Asking For Help Identifying Man In Connection With Vehicle Burglary
The Sulphur Springs Police Department investigators are requesting the public’s help identifying a male subject sought in connection with a June 3, 2022, vehicle burglary. Several credit cards were to have been stolen during the burglary and used immediately afterward inside the Sulphur Springs Wal-Mart to purchase over $4,000 in gift cards, according to an SSPD release. Anyone who has information on the identity of the male in...
Local Authorities Seek Information In Vehicle Burglaries In Church Parking Lots
Local authorities are seeking information about vehicles burglaries in church parking lots that occurred Wednesday night. Sulphur Springs received a report at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday of vehicle burglaries at a Texas Street church parking lot. A pickup door was damaged and a window reportedly shattered. A phone and purse were reportedly taken from inside, according to police reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is also...
Decatur Woman Caught Driving Stolen Pickup
A Decatur woman was caught driving a stolen pickup through Sulphur Springs early Thursday morning, according to arrest reports. Sharlyne Kay Vining AKA Shell and Nichelle Vining Sulphur Springs Police Communications Operators notified Officers Dustin Green and Zachary Davis of a report regarding a stolen pickup. Green reported seeing a Chevrolet Silverado with the license plate number given traveling on North Hilcrest Drive (Loop 301)...
