Brief Chase by Cumby Police Ends in Arrest of Tennessee Man
Cumby Police noted a traffic violation on I-30 near the 110 mile marker and caught up with the vehicle at the 107 marker. After activating lights and siren to gain attention of the drive, the officer continued to follow the vehicle to the 98-mile marker where the driver finally stopped. During the brief chase, the driver had fluctuated speeds from 75 mph to 60 mph and had failed to maintain a single lane of traffic swerving onto the...
Cumby Police Arrest Wisconsin Man for Possession of “Molly”
Cumby Police made a traffic stop on I-30 east bound around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. The officer detected the odor of marijuana inside the vehicle and asked the driver to step from the 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe. A Terry frisk revealed “Molly”. The officer detected a bulge in the front waist band of Jamar Clifford Johnson, 36 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The officer removed the object and found it was not a weapon. Johnson identified the object...
Cumby Police Arrest One After Suspected Crack Cocaine Found in Vehicle
Cumby Police initiated a traffic stop around noon Tuesday when a 2004 GMC Yukon was speeding along I-30. Odor of a narcotic caused the officer to deploy his K-9 partner who alerted causing a probable cause search of the vehicle. In the vehicle was found approximately 3.5 oz of marijuana and what was believed to be more than 10-grams of crack cocaine. Also, $2,581 was found in the front pocket and wallet of Calvin Lynn Johnson, 57, of...
Cumby Police Arrest Two on Felony 1 Charges
Cumby Police Chief arrested three females for a Felony 1 charge of Manufacture Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 2 more than 4-grams but less than 400-grams. A traffic stop on I-30 westbound at 11:30 p.m. Thursday night took some time to accomplish. The driver of the 2013 Charger was driving in the left lane and not passing and after switching lanes, drove on the improved shoulder. The driver finally stopped between the...
Felon in Possession of Firearm Arrest Made by Cumby Police
Sunday evening, Cumby Police stopped a 2002 Jeep Cherokee at the 113-mile marker for having a broken tail light . The smell of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle created the need for a probable cause search inside the vehicle. A stolen Ruger 9MM semi-automatic pistol was found underneath the back passenger seat. The firearm had been stolen out of Sherman, Texas according to a records check. Also found in the vehicle were three...
Cumby Police Serve Warrant; Find Meth
When Cumby Police served a felony warrant Thursday, they found Jesse Eugene Dafft, 56, lying in bed in the back bedroom of his Park Street residence. In plain view was a pipe commonly used to smoke methamphetamine. A probable cause search of the residence revealed a bag containing a crystal like substance located inside a container in the living area and an additional glass pipe. With Dafft, was Jo Lynn Putman, 53, who also lived at...
Cumby Police Arrest Greenville Woman on Drug Charges
Saturday afternoon at 2:03 p.m. Cumby Police spotted a suspicious passenger car parked at the South Service Road of I-30 in an area generally used for truck parking. Inside the vehicle were two females. Deborah Lynn Miller, 44, of Greenville appeared to be under the influence of a possible illegal drug when the officer began his conversation with the pair. With consent to search, Miller stated that she carried marijuana in her...
Cumby Police Arrest Man Wanted for Online Solicitation of a Minor
A police officer in Cumby arrested a 23-year old Richardson man in connection with a warrant for on-line solicitation of a minor. The officer saw Michael Lopez Hernandez walking on Mill Street in Cumby Tuesday at around 5:40 p.m. The officer confirmed that the man was wanted on the warrant and arrested the man. The arrest report indicated the offense occurred in Hopkins County on January 21 at noon. Hernandez was jailed with a bond...
Cumby PD: Gladewater Woman Tried To Evade Police In Vehicle, On Foot
A 32-year-old Gladewater woman allegedly tried to evade police in a vehicle and on foot, according to Cumby Police reports. Stevie Nicole Mathis (HCSO jail photo) Cumby Police Lt. Paul Robertson spotted a blue Lexus with a registration that expired in July traveling on Mill Street around 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, so he pulled into a driveway to turn around and stop it. As he was doing so, he observed the vehicle accelerate, which...
Update: Cumby City Council To Consider Allowing Police To Make Traffic Stops for Executive Order Violations
Special Election, A Sewer Line Repair Also On April 14 Cumby City Council Agenda Cumby City Council has a full agenda for Tuesday evening’s meeting, which will be conducted beginning at 6:30 p.m. April 14 via Zoom. Zoom Meeting The Council had planned to stream the meeting on YouTube for community members to view, with a designated phone number will be provided for community comments at the designated time. However, due to...
