SCU Investigation Of Alleged Marijuana Possession By Student Results In 2 Arrests
Feb07

SCU Investigation Of Alleged Marijuana Possession By Student Results In 2 Arrests

An investigation of alleged marijuana possession by a middle school students resulted in two adults being arrested Thursday on controlled substance and marijuana charges, according to police. The investigation by Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit investigators “originated at the Sulphur Springs Middle School involving marijuana possession with a student,” according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs...

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Hopkins County Pair Arrested After 1-Year-Old Tests Positive For Meth
Jan17

Hopkins County Pair Arrested After 1-Year-Old Tests Positive For Meth

Joseph Ryan SimsStephanie Jo Howse A Sulphur Springs man and Brashear woman, both 31, were jailed Thursday for child endangerment. A 26-year-old Rowlett man with the woman at the time of her arrest also was jailed, according to arrest reports. The arrests are reportedly the result of a joint investigation by the Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit and Child Protective Services personnel of Joseph Ryan Sims and Stephanie Jo Howse. They...

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Sulphur Springs Pair Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge
Dec11

Sulphur Springs Pair Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge

ORSBURN, BILLY JACK : Photo courtesy of the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. A disturbance call on South Locust Street Tuesday afternoon resulted in the arrest of a 64-year-old Sulphur Springs man and his 26-year-old girlfriend on a controlled substance charge each. SCOTT, DESTINY RENEE Officers were reportedly at the pair’s Locust Street address for a disturbance at 2 p.m. Dec. 10. Upon arrival, Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark...

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6 Arrested Following 2-Month Investigation Into Methamphetamine Sales
Oct23

6 Arrested Following 2-Month Investigation Into Methamphetamine Sales

October 23, 2010 – A two-month investigation by Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit into the alleged sale of methamphetamines by six different individuals concluded Tuesday with a warrant round up and six arrests, according to SCU investigators. During their investigation, undercover drug buys resulted in seizure of 41.3 grams of methamphetamine obtained during 12 separate undercover buys, according to SCU Lt. Mark Estes....

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Police Arrest 2 Sulphur Springs Residents On Felony Warrants
Oct18

Police Arrest 2 Sulphur Springs Residents On Felony Warrants

October 18, 2019 – Sulphur Springs police arrested two men Thursday on felony warrants. Zack Atwood Merrill Zack Atwood Merrill, 38, of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody at 10:05 a.m. Oct. 17 by SSPD Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott at the adult probation office on a warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for tampering with evidence, according to jail reports. He remained in the county jail...

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Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Retaliation While In County Jail
Oct15

Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Retaliation While In County Jail

Darien Tre Sims A 27-year-old Sulphur Springs man in custody at the county jail was subsequently charged with obstruction or retaliation Monday, according to arrest reports. Darien Tre Sims has been in the county jail since his arrest Oct. 9 on a couple of traffic warrants, one warrant for violating probation on a burglary of a habitation charge and for tampering with evidence, according to jail reports. Sulphur Springs Special Crimes...

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SCU Serve Warrant, Arrest 2 At Sulphur Springs Apartment Complex
Oct10

SCU Serve Warrant, Arrest 2 At Sulphur Springs Apartment Complex

Darien Tre Sims An attempt to serve a warrant at a Van Sickle Street apartment complex reportedly resulted in not one but two arrests, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott went at 9:45 a.m. Oct. 9 to the apartment complex, where 27-year-old Darien Tre Sims was reported to be staying, to serve him with one felony and two traffic warrants. When patrol officers...

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Sulphur Springs Man Arrested After He And His 1-Year-Old Test Positive For Methamphetamine
Aug17

Sulphur Springs Man Arrested After He And His 1-Year-Old Test Positive For Methamphetamine

Herman Lee “Bo” Morris Jr. An investigation by Child Protective Services and Special Crimes Unit Investigators lead to the arrest of a 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man, after he and his 1-year-old tested positive for methamphetamine, police officers alleged in arrest reports. SCU Lt. Mark Estes and Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman took Herman Lee Morris Jr. into custody at 9 a.m. at the local CPS office on an...

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Wanted Garland Man Crashes Into Parked Car During Pursuit
Jul26

Wanted Garland Man Crashes Into Parked Car During Pursuit

Aspen Quayshawn Debase A 27-year-old Garland man wanted for a parole violation reportedly lead police on a brief vehicle pursuit, which turned into a foot chase when the man crashed the car he was driving into a parked vehicle at an apartment complex. Suspected cocaine was also found in the vehicle he was driving. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Brandon Murphy initiated a traffic stop on a Grand Marquis on North Jackson Street; the car...

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SCU Investigation Results In Search Warrant, 3 Arrests, Location of  Methamphetamine
Jul18

SCU Investigation Results In Search Warrant, 3 Arrests, Location of Methamphetamine

July 18, 2019 – An investigation by Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit officers into suspected drug activity resulted in two women and one man being arrested Wednesday. Methamphetamine was found at their East Industrial Drive residence. Dana Leeanne Goldsmith SCU Lt. Mark Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott alleged 10 grams of methamphetamine was purchased from the occupants of the residence during four separate under cover buys during...

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