State Highway 11 Traffic Stop Nets THC Oil, 1 Arrest
May04

State Highway 11 Traffic Stop Nets THC Oil, 1 Arrest

A State Highway 11 traffic stop reportedly resulted in location of THC oil and a felony arrest Saturday afternoon. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Chaney reported stopping the driver of a beige Nissan Altima for speeding, shown to be traveling at 68 miles per hour in a 60 mph speed zone, on State Highway 11 west, just east of County Road 4725. There were five people in the car, according to arrest reports. Jason Leon Shaw...

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Trooper Catches Illinois Man In A Stolen Jeep
May04

Trooper Catches Illinois Man In A Stolen Jeep

Texas Department Public Safety Trooper Arturo Ugalde Saturday morning took into custody following a traffic stop, a 52-year-old Illinois man in a stolen Jeep, according to arrest reports. No jail photo available for Matthew Roy Person Ugalde, assisted by sheriff’s deputies, stopped an eastbound gray 2019 Jeep Wrangler around 9:20 a.m. May 2 on Interstate 30 near mile marker 118. The vehicle matched the description of one...

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Toddler Reportedly Hit By Vehicle Sunday Afternoon
May04

Toddler Reportedly Hit By Vehicle Sunday Afternoon

A toddler was reportedly hit by a vehicle in Como Sunday afternoon. Hopkins County and Como firefighters, Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies and EMS, and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded at 3:15 p.m. May 3 on McBride Street in Como to a crash reported to involve a vehicle and a toddler. A neighbor was reportedly driving the vehicle which hit the small child. The toddler reportedly sustained what appeared to be...

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Wood County Sheriff’s Report For April 22-27, 2020
May01

Wood County Sheriff’s Report For April 22-27, 2020

Wood County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles Wednesday, April 22 Deputies were dispatched to PR 7547 near Hawkins, at approximately 12:33 a.m., in reference to shots fired. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate any activity. Deputies were dispatched to FM 2088 near Winnsboro, at approximately 7:51 a.m., in reference to an abandoned vehicle. Deputies located the vehicle and cleared the incident. Deputies responded...

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4 Sentenced On Felony Charges In District Court
May01

4 Sentenced On Felony Charges In District Court

In Zoom streamed court hearings, 4 were sentenced on felony charges Thursday afternoon in the 8th Judicial District Court. Three men were assessed jail time and a woman’s probation was modified, as a result of plea agreements. For each, the judge was located in the district court building on Rosemont Street, which is now open with COVID-19 measures in place for visitors to view proceedings in accordance with guidelines...

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Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Child Sex Charge
Apr30

Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Child Sex Charge

A 21-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed on a child sex charge early Thursday morning. Shalik Dayron Reed (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Patterson took Shalik Dayron Reed into custody at 12:50 a.m. April 30 in the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office lobby and escorted him into Hopkins County jail. Reed was booked on a warrant for aggravated sexual assault of a child. The offense, investigated by...

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Handgun Complaint Resulted In Two Arrests
Apr30

Handgun Complaint Resulted In Two Arrests

A handgun complaint resulted in two arrests at Century Lake Wednesday evening. Officers responded to a complaint of a person in a red car “pulling a handgun” on another motorist near Hillcrest Drive and West Houston Street. The red car then allegedly turned onto County Road 4703, which leads to Century Lake. The person to whom the gun was shown reportedly followed the suspect vehicle onto CR 4703 at the lake, officials...

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Heroin, Meth Located Following FM 1536 Traffic Stop
Apr29

Heroin, Meth Located Following FM 1536 Traffic Stop

Suspected black tar heroin and methamphetamine were located following a a FM 1536 traffic stop later Tuesday night. The passenger, a 42-year-old Sulphur Springs man, was arrested on possession charges and a misdemeanor warrant, according to arrest reports. Robert Neil Brown Hopkins County Sheriff Office deputies reported stopping a Saturn Aura at 10:31 p.m. April 28 on FM 1536 for having a defective brake light, one that was high...

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Governor Abbott Outlined Plans To Reopen Texas
Apr27

Governor Abbott Outlined Plans To Reopen Texas

Governor Greg Abbott outlined plans to reopen Texas during his press conference Monday afternoon. The stay at home safe order in place will be allowed to expire at the end of the month. He outlined a plan to begin opening businesses starting May 1. Governor Gregg Abbot during a televised press conference Monday, April 27. Abbott said the stay at home safe order had done it’s place to reduce the spread of COVID-19. He announced...

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State Highway 11 Traffic Stop Resulted In An Arrest
Apr27

State Highway 11 Traffic Stop Resulted In An Arrest

A State Highway 11 traffic stop resulted in an arrest for controlled substance possession Saturday evening, according to sheriff’s reports. Brandi Rose Ann Propes (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Fite reported, while on patrol around 7:15 p.m. April 25, 2020, seeing a tan Honda Civic with a defective tail light. The vehicle was traveling west on State Highway 11 east near the Sulphur Springs, TX...

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