Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Shuts Down Senior Scammers
August 29, 2025 – On Monday, August 18, 2025, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call regarding the exploitation of an elderly individual who had been scammed out of a large sum of money. The victim was convinced by the suspects that his accounts had been hacked and that he needed to provide funds to a “courier” for something called “FTD insurance”. An investigation led by Hopkins...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Releases Photo of Suspected Truck Believed to be Used in Crimes
October 30, 2024 – Gangs burglarizing cars in Hopkins County seem to be well organized and using stolen vehicles to committ these crimes. One suspected vehicle being used has been identified as a stolen 2015 Chevrolet pickup. This vehicle may have scratches as it was driven through a barbed wire fence as it was stolen several months ago. Law enforcement believes the license plates will have been changed on the vehicle with...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Teams with the Drug Enforcement Administration for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
September 10, 2024 – [SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX] – On Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at locations across the country. DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. For more than a decade, the event has helped Americans...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Helps Take Another Predator Off The Streets
December 20, 2023 – Another arrest has been made stemming from the sting operation held back in November of this year. That joint operation combined the efforts of Texas DPS, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, Mt. Pleasant Police Department, and Federal Bureau of Investigation all participating in a two-day undercover online operation. These agencies brought resources, knowledge, and manpower to actively pursue individuals online,...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is Hiring
August 22, 2023 – Full time and part time positions are available at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office as local Sheriff Lewis Tatum has added (3) new full time positions to next year’s budget, which will start October 1, 2023. In addition, salaries are increasing for all county employees including the newly needed Patrol Deputy positions which will start at $59,400 after October 1. Other positions are also...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Hosts National Drug Takeback Day
March 28, 2023- Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. On April 22 starting at 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. all residents may bring their unwanted prescription drugs to Atwoods Ranch & Home (parking lot) located on 817 Gilmer St. The DEA...
Two Mississippi Men Arrested When Seeking to Retrieve Items at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office
In a unique set of circumstances, two Mississippi men were arrested at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Thursday at 11 a.m. Willie B Williams One of the men was in the front lobby of the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office seeking to pick up four items. However, the odor of marijuana emitting from his person alerted deputies to more than just his intended purpose at the office. When a deputy asked Willie B. Williams, Jr,...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Hosts Basic County Corrections Course
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is the site host for Basic County Corrections Course. The class, which is taught through the Kilgore College East Texas Police Academy, covers a wide range of topics that jailers encounter daily. Wednesday, November 7, 2018 was the final day of class room training. Students will be attempting the state test for their jailor license Friday. Seven students, shown here with instructor Hopkins...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Solves Multiple Burglaries; Three Arrested
January 24, 2018 – Following a month long investigation, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Dennis Findley and deputies have arrested three individuals for burglary of a building in Miller Grove, theft at LaPooch Pet Resort, burglary of a habitation, and thefts in Rains County and Bowie County. A warrant for the arrest of Ashlee Swilling, 29, of Cumby, Nathan Allen Martin, 30, of Conway, Arkansas, and Robert Stephens, 39, led...
Forney Man Charged with Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon in Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Parking Lot
A disturbance in the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office parking lot resulted in the arrest of David Allen Calhoun, 52, of Forney. Calhoun is charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Family Violence and is being held on a $200,000 bond. Advised of a disturbance in the front parking lot at the Sheriff’s Office, Communications Supervisor David Ray detained Calhoun until deputies arrived to make the arrest. Calhoun assaulted a...
