SSPD Investigating Aggravated Robbery On Freeman Street
Sulphur Springs, TX – August 18th, 2020 – Sulphur Springs Police Department are investigating a suspected aggravated robbery on Freeman Street in Sulphur Springs, TX. The attack resulted in one man being transported to the hospital for what were reported to be non life-threatening injuries, according to SSPD Detective Sgt. Jason Reneau. Police responded at approximately 12:30 p.m. August 18, 2020, to the 700 block of...
SSPD: Investigation Into Alleged Sexual Offenses Revealed Additional Child Victims
Investigation into alleged sexual offenses involving a 57-year-old Sulphur Springs, TX man revealed additional victims and resulted in an additional charge, according to Sulphur Springs Police Detective Sgt. Brian Shurtleff. Kenneth Charles Smith (HCSO jail photo) Kenneth Charles Smith has remained in Hopkins County jail since his arrest on September 4, 2019, on an indecency with a child by sexual contact warrant. A 15-year-old, who...
2 Teens Shot On Fuller Street; SSPD Seeking Help Identifying Suspect
Two teens, a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old, were reportedly shot at approximately 1 a.m. Sunday, June 14, 2020 in the 300 block of Fuller Street in Sulphur Springs, TX. Their wounds were not believed to be life-threatening, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson. No additional details about the shooting had been released as of 9 a.m. Sunday. The Sulphur Springs Police Department is seeking the public’s help...
SSPD: 5th Suspect In September 2019 Robbery Still Sought
A suspect in a September 2019 robbery is still sought by Sulphur Springs Police Department, according to SSPD Detective Sgt. David Gilmore. Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for tips leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Tyreese Tupac Shukar Williams. The 21-year-old Sulphur Springs man should be considered armed and dangerous due to the use of a weapon during the alleged offenses, according to the police detective....
SSPD Reminds Residents To Lock Vehicles, Hide Property
Sulphur Springs Police Department Tuesday morning reminds residents to lock vehicles and hide personal property to deter vehicle thefts and burglaries. SSPD responded to calls of vehicle burglaries in several different areas of town, as well as one vehicle theft. Among the areas where vehicle burglaries were reported were Austin Acres, Junell Drive and Westbrook Circle. A car was reported stolen from Carter Street. Police were still...
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...
SSPD: Teen Damaged The Road Driving Car Without Front Tire
A Sulphur Springs teen damaged the road by driving a car without a front tire, found to have been left at a Carter Street crash site, before being arrested on South Broadway Street for public intoxication and duty on striking an unattended vehicle, officers alleged in arrest reports. Sulphur Springs Police officers responded around 2:35 a.m. April 18 to a complaint of a vehicle without a tire throwing sparks as it was driven down the...
SSPD: Sulphur Springs Man Arrested For Running From SCU Investigators
A 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man arrested for running from police Monday morning, claimed he runs from police every time they contact him, officers alleged in arrest reports. Sulphur Springs Police Department patrol cars Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit officers reported attempting to detain the man for pulling on the front doors and entering back yards at multiple residences in the 600 block of Texas Street...
Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider Minor Curfew, Election, Step Plan For SSPD
Due to COVID-19 social distancing and closed lobbies measures in place, the regular April meeting of Sulphur Springs City Council will be conduced online, and can be viewed by the public online starting at 7 p.m. tonight. The agenda is relatively short agenda, and includes for City Council consideration a curfew ordinance for minors, resolution to postpone the May 2 election and a step plan for Sulphur Springs Police Department....
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...
