October 24, 2024 – In a recent press release to KSST News, Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum encourages residents to do their part in preventing car burglaries.
Press Release:
Recent Car Burglaries:
I need all residents to be vigilant about locking their vehicles. Please take any weapons and all
valuable items out of the vehicles. The same group that burglarized our county and surrounding
counties are sending more crews through burglarizing vehicles again. More than 12 counties
south of us have been victims of this as well.
They have hit our county once but we expect them to come back. They were south of Hopkins
County in Wood County, Rains County and Nacogdoches County on Wednesday night October
23rd until early morning on Thursday 24th.
Some of the firearms stolen from the first crew’s burglaries have already been located as they
were attempting to smuggle them back into Mexico. They are considered armed and dangerous.
Please do not attempt to confront these suspects, as they have used deadly force in recent
burglaries.
I’m sorry we have to deal with this situation, but until our border is secure, these are the true
facts of what is to come with open borders. We are going to have to take care of our county, we
cannot rely on the Federal Government to protect us.
We received information the suspects are currently driving a dark colored Ford 3⁄4 ton truck.
They are known to change vehicles at any time. All residents should check their license plates as
they have been swapping those. We will be out in force to help prevent any burglaries in our
area. If you see anything suspicious, please, do not hesitate to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (903)438-4040.
Sheriff Lewis Tatum
