Free SKYWARN Storm Spotter Training Class To Be Held Virtually Jan. 26
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson reminds community residents interested in learning more about the weather that the annual SKYWARN Storm Spotter Training Class will be conducted virtually at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, according to the National Weather Service and Sulphur Springs Police Department. The class is offered free for people in Delta, Fannin, Hopkins and Lamar Counties. SKYWARN® is a citizen volunteer program...
Five Jailed In Two Days On Warrants For Violating Probation
At least five people were jailed in the last two days in Hopkins County on warrants for violating probation, according to police and sheriff’s reports. Jacob Lee Ferrell (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cameron Robinson reported an investigatory stop was conducted by officers Jan. 21 on Jarbo Street at South Locust Street on a red Ford F-150 pickup a wanted man was known to drive. Upon contact, 39-year-old Jacob...
Hopkins County Inmate Accused Of Assaulting Three Jailers
A Hopkins County inmate is accused of assaulting three jailers Thursday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Lamont Lankeen Mitchell (HCSO jail photo) Around 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, a Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies were notified an inmate was actively assaulting jailers. Deputy Bobby Osornio responded to assist. Upon arrival, Osornio reported seeing Lamont Lankeen Mitchell actively resisting and fighting with...
Crime In Sulphur Springs Rose In 5 Of 7 Major Offense Categories In 2020
City Burglaries At 22-Year Record Low Crime in Sulphur Springs in the seven major offense categories was higher in 2020 than in 2019, which was a year of record lows. The 188 offense reports, made by Sulphur Springs Police Department last year, places 2020 as the fourth lowest in 22 years. Only 171 offenses were reported in 2017, 168 offenses in 2018 and 162 offenses in 2019. The total number of crimes recorded by SSPD in 2020 was...
Ecstasy And Methamphetamines Found During I-30 Traffic Stop
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested a 24-year-old Greenville woman on controlled substance charges after Ecstasy and methamphetamines were found during an Interstate 30 traffic stop Monday afternoon. Two men were also arrested Monday in an unrelated traffic stop after drug paraphernalia was located in their vehicle. Controlled Substance Arrest DPS Trooper Warren Williamson reported stopping a blue GMC Yukon for failure...
2 Men Arrested In Sulphur Springs On Possession Of Methamphetamine Charge
Two men were arrested on a possession of methamphetamine charge in two different traffic stops in Sulphur Springs Sunday, according to arrest reports. College Street Traffic Stop Sulphur Springs Police Department Officer Silas Whaley stopped 47-year-old Jason Wayne Daniels of Sulphur Springs in the 1600 block of College Street after 1:50 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, for a traffic violation in a Chevrolet Malibu. No HCSO jail photo available...
Woman Arrested On Warrant Hid Methamphetamine In Her Bra
A36-year-old Sulphur Springs woman arrested on a warrant reportedly hid methamphetamine in her bra, according to arrest reports. Leigh Ann Smith (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department Officer Sean Hoffman was made aware of a warrant issued for Leigh Ann Smith’s arrest. Hoffman located Smith in the office of a Helm Lane apartment complex and placed her into custody just before 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Smith...
Police Asking For Help Identifying ‘Persons Of Interest’ In Super Handy Burglary
Sulphur Springs Police Department investigators are seeking assistance from the public in identifying two people considered “persons of interest” in a burglary that occurred on Jan. 13, 2021 at the Super Handy at 1401 College St. Detective Brian Shurtleff posted images captured from video of the pair he is hoping to identify and locate in connection with the Super Handy burglary. The burglary of the College Street Super...
Man Caught In Stolen Vehicle With Others’ Military ID, Driver’s License
A 41-year-old man was caught in a stolen vehicle with methamphetamine and others’ military ID and driver’s license early Monday morning, according to police reports. Joseph Todd Billingsley (Montgomery County Ohio Jail photo, 2018) Sulphur Springs Police responded just before 12:30 a.m. Jan. 11 in the 300 block of Helm Lane, to suspicious vehicle report; a person was reported to have been in the vehicle for a while,...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Making Threat With A Knife
A 33-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Saturday night after allegedly making a threat with a knife at a North Davis Street location, according to police reports. Leeroy Cecilio Luna Sulphur Springs Police officers responded at 8:51 p.m. Jan. 9 in the 100 block of North Davis Street to a disturbance. Upon arrival, they found Leeroy Cecilio Luna in a public place and determined he was intoxicated to the degree he was a danger to...
