Cumby Man Charged with Credit/Debit Card Abuse
June 30, 2017 – Sulphur Springs Police responded to a local outlet shoe store on Industrial Drive Thursday around 4:30 p.m. Cole William Peterson, 17, of Cumby had attempted to make a purchase with a credit/debit card but store personnel were aware the unapproved transaction made was performed on a card that did not belong to Peterson. Peterson admitted to the officer that he had taken the card from the cardholder’s residence to...
Oklahoma Man Arrested for Meth Near Cumby
Blake E. Radke, 38, of Broken Bow, Oklahoma was driving a Kia at 61 mph in a 75 mph zone. He was traveling I-30 in the left hand lane at that speed without passing another vehicle or making a left turn. When stopped by the Cumby Police officer, it was noted that Radke had a glass pipe commonly used to smoke marijuana. Radke was asked if anything illegal was in the vehicle and Radke handed the officer the pipe. Asked about other...
Three Arrested Near Cumby with Stolen Firearm
May 16, 2017 – A traffic stop at the 112 mile marker by Cumby Police at 1:22 a.m. Tuesday morning led to the arrest of Brandon Braswell, 30, Memphis, Tennessee, Shantoine Derenzo Powell, of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and Cordero K Ragland, 25, of Memphis, TN. (Some images not available from local jail.) The odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle led to a probable cause search and the discovery of a stolen firearm in the...
Doing 111 in a 75 Zone Leads to Arrest of Corsicana Woman at Cumby
Cumby Police stopped a vehicle for doing 111 miles per hour in a 75 mph zone on I-30. Both the driver and passenger were asked to exit the vehicle and permission to search the vehicle was granted. Carla Kingston Atkinson, 45, of Corsicana allowed the officer to go through her purse as she observed. In the purse in a black glasses case was found a glass pipe and a small clear plastic bag with a crystal like substance believed to be...
Emory Man Leads Cumby Officer on High Speed Chase Through Sulphur Springs
Emory Man Leads Cumby Officer on High Speed Chase Through Sulphur Springs A high speed chase began in Cumby, traveled to the streets of Sulphur Springs and ended in Rains County with the arrest of David Jason Neagle, 45, of Emory. During the chase, Neagle was throwing items from the vehicle he was driving. It all began when the Cumby Police officer noted that the auto displayed no registration. The initial traffic stop was made at...
Wrong Direction on One Way Cumby Street Results in DFZ Arrest
Raymond Edward Dafft, 51, of Commerce was driving his Toyota in the wrong direction on a one way street in Cumby when a Cumby law enforcement officer saw him. Dafft presented the officer with an expired driver’s license and a records check showed the license suspended. Dafft gave consent to search the vehicle and the officer found a small white plastic container on the passenger’s side with two different types of pills. Both are...
Cumby PD Arrest Dallas Pair for Heroin, Meth
Paula Jean Kelly, 58, and Billy Jackson Mitchell, 54, of Dallas were arrested Monday night at the 110-mile marker on I-30 after Cumby police observed multiple traffic violations within the span of one mile. In their possession were Heroin, methamphetamine, and multiple syringes and one pipe. Both are in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram.
Emory Man Wanted in Titus County Ran Cumby Stop Sign
Jeffery Scott Trieb, 45, of Emory failed to stop for a stop sign at the corner of Frisco Street and North Service Road in Cumby Saturday morning, February 4th. Trieb was stopped minutes later at 11:30 a.m. at the 109 mile marker on I-30 when the Cumby Police Officer caught up with him. That was just the beginning. In plain view in Trieb’s vehicle were multiple open containers of alcohol. A call to Hopkins County dispatch showed Trieb...
Two Arkansas Men Arrested in Cumby Traffic Stop for Theft of Firearm
December 26, 2016 – Two Arkansas men were arrested for Theft of a Firearm Christmas Eve near Cumby. When the auto they were driving failed to maintain a single lane near the 110-Mile Marker on I-30, Cumby Police made the stop. Next to the passenger was an open alcoholic beverage container. Both men were arrested and a probable cause search of the vehicle revealed a concealed firearm behind a folding arm rest in the back seat of...
Cumby Man Arrested for Possession of Meth
Waylon Wade Underwood, 38 of Cumby was stopped for a minor traffic and seemed to be nervous to the observant Cumby police officer. Underwood was asked to exit the auto and during a pat down for a weapon, a glass pipe used for smoking methamphetamine fell from his left boot. A clear plastic baggy with a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine was found in his right front pants pocket. Underwood is in Hopkins County Jail...
