*Updated: Emergency Sirens Will NOT Be Tested Today
Emergency sirens were originally scheduled to be tested in Sulphur Springs today, Wednesday, June 22, 2022 by the Sulphur Springs Emergency Management at noon. However, due to the National Weather Service’s current prediction of potential cloud cover and showers and thunderstorms into the afternoon, city officials have decided to delay the test until a day when the weather is predicted to be clear and sunny, with no potential...
Man Receives 40-Year Prison Sentence For Sexual Assault Of A Child
A Hopkins County jury earlier this month sentenced a 34-year-old man to a 40-year prison sentence on a sexual assault of a child charge, according to court reports and records. Shannon Bryan Quinn will be required to serve 20 years in prison before he is eligible for parole according to current standards. Shannon Bryan Quinn AKA Rojo (HCCSO jail photo) Law enforcement reportedly became involved after an outcry was made in April of...
Police Seek Help Identifying, Locating Suspect In Bank Robbery
As of Thursday morning, local authorities had yet to apprehend or identify a suspect in the June 15 Pilgrim Bank robbery, according to police. Sulphur Springs Police and Lake Country Crime Stoppers are asking anyone with video or information to call in tips. The bank robbery reportedly occurred during the noon hour at the South Broadway Street bank. SSPD was notified at 12:55 p.m. June 15, 2022. The suspect was reported to be a...
* Updated: Local Authorities Investigating Bank Robbery
** Last updated at 3:27 p.m. June 15, 2022** Local authorities are investigating a bank robbery reported on South Broadway Street Wednesday afternoon. Police are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the suspect. Sulphur Springs Police Department at approximately 12:55 p.m. June 15, 2022, received notification of what was reported to be a robbery at Pilgrim Bank. The suspect was reported to be a white male,...
Thanks Councilman Freddie Taylor, For 18 Years Of Service
Freddie Taylor was recognized Tuesday night for 18 years of dedicated service to the City of Sulphur Springs as the Place 4 City Councilman. Taylor opted this year not to seek another term in office. He was toasted during a reception at City Hall by city staff, fellow council and community members during the come and go reception Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Sulphur Springs Place 6 Councilman Doug Moore, Place 2 Councilman Harold Nash, city...
SSPD Asking For Help Identifying Man In Connection With Vehicle Burglary
The Sulphur Springs Police Department investigators are requesting the public’s help identifying a male subject sought in connection with a June 3, 2022, vehicle burglary. Several credit cards were to have been stolen during the burglary and used immediately afterward inside the Sulphur Springs Wal-Mart to purchase over $4,000 in gift cards, according to an SSPD release. Anyone who has information on the identity of the male in...
June 2022 Grand Jury Indictments
A Hopkins County Grand Jury during the regular June 2022 session signed 18 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Ten people were named in the charges, including five people accused of two or more more offenses. Charges ranged from controlled substance and stolen vehicle offenses to burglary of habitation, escape and continuous sexual abuse of a child offenses. Mauro Lopez‐Perez AKA Mauro Lopez-Lopez and Mauro Perez...
2 Jailed After Failing To Follow Court Orders
Two men were jailed Thursday after failing to follow court orders, according to arrest reports. A 51-year-old Pittsburg man instructed at 10 a.m. in the County Court-At-Law by the judge to complete a urine test to be analyzed for possible alcohol or drug content. The Pittsburg man allegedly sat down and refused to rise and complete the judge’s order for screening. The judge reportedly told the man his current bonds on an...
3 Sulphur Springs Men Charged With Burglaries Thursday
Three Sulphur Springs men were charged with burglaries on Thursday, June 2, 2022. One was booked into jail following a criminal trespass call and the two others had two burglary warrants added to the list of charges they are currently jailed on, according to arrest reports. Trespassing Call Sulphur Springs Police Officers responded Thursday afternoon, June 2, on Alabama Street, where they were asked to issue a criminal trespass...
6 Felony Warrant Arrests May 31-June 1, 2022
At least six felony warrant arrests were logged by local law enforcement officers May 31-June 1, 2022, according to arrest and jail reports. Kasie Street Disturbance Sulphur Springs Police officers responded to a disturbance at a Kasie Street address Wednesday morning. They encountered K C Antwan Macon. A records check by communications operators showed the 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man to be wanted on multiple outstanding charges....
