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 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 around 8:50 a.m. April 6. When Lt. Mark Estes got out of his patrol vehicle and identifying himself as a police officer, the man allegedly began to evade him, according to arrest reports.
The man reportedly entered his residence. SCU Lt. Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott located the man hiding in a bedroom and took him into custody. The 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man allegedly admitted he and at least one other person were looking to steal cigarettes. He then admitted that he runs from police every time they make contact with him, the SCU officers alleged in arrest reports.
Consequently, the 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested on the Class A misdemeanor charge of evading arrest or detention. However, Hopkins County jail records show April 6 to be the only time the man has been booked into the county jail.
The incident was one of three times local officers were involved in attempting to locate someone who fled from officers, according to arrest reports.
A man allegedly ran from Sulphur Springs Police around 12:50 a.m. on Calvert Street. A sheriff’s deputy brought a canine to assist police in their efforts to locate the fleeing man, according to police and sheriff’s reports.
Hopkins County sheriff’s patrol officers and investigators also were called on at 12:21 p.m. April 6 to assist Commerce Police with a vehicle pursuit that entered Hopkins County on State Highway 11 west. At 1:08 p.m., they reported the were unsuccessful in locating the fleeing suspect, according to sheriff’s reports.
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The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
