Race/Ethnicity of Traffic Stops in Sulphur Springs Reflect City Population Diversity Ratios
Caucasians make up 75% percent of all traffic stops in Sulphur Springs, 11% are African-American, and 12% are Hispanic. In a report to the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night, Police Chief Jay Sanders presented an annual racial profiling traffic stop and arrest report. In the report, Sanders pointed out the number of traffic stops for the year total 5113. In those stops officers have only known the race or ethnicity of the...
City Manager Report Notes Destruction of K-9 Vehicle in Local Fire
In his report to the February meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council, City Manager Marc Maxwell noted street projects completed and those begun. He also noted that work on the Davis/Tomlinson downtown parking lot will begin Friday, February 5th. The city will also be installing lights and landscaping for a county 90-space parking lot to be built at the northeast corner at Jefferson and Rosemont Streets. He also noted the K-9...
Winnsboro Police Report a Busy Second Week of January
Five arrests, a minor accident, 157 calls for service, and issuing 35 citations and 36 warnings filled the seven day period from January 11 to January 17, 2016 for Winnsboro Police. Thirty (30) year old Amanda Ruff of Sulphur Springs was arrested Monday, January 11th for possession of a controlled substance over 1 gram but under 4 grams. Branden Webb, 26, 0f Winnsboro, was arrested Tuesday the 12th for burglary of a habitation and...
Eastbound I-30 In Greenville Shutdown by 18-Wheeler Stop Following Police Chase
Those traveling I-30 from the Dallas area to Sulphur Springs are encountering a major delay created by Police from several departments and troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety who have stopped an 18-wheeler with flat tires on the service road near the old Mary of Puddin Hill location.The drive finally exited the vehicle after gas was shot into the vehicle. He was placed in custody by a SWAT Team. According to reports,...
City Manager’s Report Presented in Council Meeting
Tuesday night, January 5th, City Manager Marc Maxwell presented his monthly manager’s report to the City Council in session for their January meeting. His report follows. STREETS, WATER AND SEWER – The Rockdale Road reconstruction project is underway. Westbrook Concrete Contractors is forming and pouring the concrete street one segment at a time. Approximately 65% of the concrete is in place. Water utilities have been...
City Manager’s Report
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Mawell reported to the city council Tuesday night: STREETS, WATER AND SEWER – The Rockdale Road reconstruction project is underway. Westbrook Concrete Contractors is forming and pouring the concrete street one segment at a time. Water utilities have been replaced. This project will finish Rockdale Road on the north side of Interstate 30. Plano Street is underway. This $268,000 project is a...
Winnsboro Police Report for October 26-November 1
Winnsboro Police arrested four, answered 176 calls for service, and issued 32 citations and 23 warnings during the week of October 26-November 1. No accidents were reported during the week. Chris Davis, 39, of Pittsburg was arrested Wednesday, October 28 for a City of Winnsboro Municipal warrant. Also on Wednesday, Dorthey Grattet, 18, of Quitman was arrested for possession of marijuana under 2 oz. Thursday Coleman Giovanni, 20, of...
Law Enforcement Praise Two Boys for Reporting Attempted Sexual Assualt
Sulphur Springs Police Detective Sgt. David Gilmore arrested 51-year old Darrell Lynn Payne of Sulphur Springs last Thursday for two counts of attempted sexual assault. The case involved boys ages 14 and 15. The two boys told their parents of the incident and the parents reported to police that a neighbor who lived down the road had proposed committing a sex act on the boys September 4th. He confessed to doing what the victims...
Number of Cities Hit by Police Imposter Increases
Law enforcement agencies along I-30 from the east side of the Metroplex to Texarkana continue to investigate cases involving a man claiming to be a lawman and who is robbing people. The man first struck outside of a veterinarian’s clinic on the I-30 service road in Sulphur Springs back on June 20. The man was back at a city motel last Saturday at around 6 p.m. A 66-year old Sulphur Springs’ man said the thief said he was a...
County C I Tatum Reports ICAC Numbers
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and the Sulphur Springs Police Department have been affiliated with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force for the past year. Wednesday morning, after yet another arrest for online solicitation of a minor, Sheriff’s Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum shared some stats compiled over the past year. According to Lewis, Hopkins County Sheriff’s office has 12 arrests with...
