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Ducking Along I-30
Sulphur Springs Animal Control escorts, with the help of SSPD, a team of ducks on I-30. No word on the reason for the move, as they had no comment.
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“Updated” Former Cumby Teacher Held on Federal Charges
HILL,LUCAS RAY “There’s still a lot of work to do.” Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputy Sgt. Corley Weatherford knows there is more investigation to be accomplished before the federal court trial of a...
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Memorial Bench Damage An Accident
An attempt to straighten the legs on the World War I Memorial bench at Celebration Plaza by two 13-year olds failed, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders. Sanders said legs on the...
View ArticleSulphur Springs Law Enforcement Rescues a Dog Locked in Car
Tuesday morning, August 4, at 11 a.m. Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter officers and local law enforcement officers responded to a call about a dog left locked in a vehicle in the Walmart parking. It took...
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“Updated” Hudson Found Guilty; Sentenced to 20 Years
District Attorney Will Ramsay asked a Hopkins County jury to sentence Chase Craig Hudson to 20 years in the state penitentiary for injury to an elderly person, a Felony. D A Ramsay was given his...
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Magnolia Seed Pods and a Child Cause Spotting on Memorial
The Sulphur Springs Police Department has figured out what happened to mar several stones of the Hopkins County Veterans Memorial over the weekend. Video showed an 8 or 9 year old girl playing between...
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Auto Theft Prevention; Lock the Doors
Sulphur Springs Police continue to get reports on cars being broken into on a fairly regular basis. Police Chief Jay Sanders has one suggestion that could help–lock your doors. Sanders said “handle...
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Mequite Man’s Solicitation Results in Local Arrest
Jeffery Thomas Miller, 45, of Mesquite is in Hopkins County Jail on a $50,000 bond Tuesday morning. Miller, who posted an ad soliciting sex, received a response from one whom he thought to be a minor—a...
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Police Impersonator Hits Area Cities
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders has issued an alert for local businesses, especially those located along the interstate. A series of robberies similar to one that took place in Sulphur Springs...
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“Updated” Arrest Warrant Issued for Police Imposter; Not His First Arrest
According to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders, an arrest warrant has been issued for 56-year old James Charles Williams, Jr. of Little Rock, Arkansas for impersonating a peace officer on the...
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Local Man Points Gun at Mother, Cousin During Disturbance
A 20-year old Sulphur Springs man was arrested by police Monday at around 10:40 p.m. for allegedly pointing a gun at his mother and cousin during a disturbance at a residence in the 500 block of...
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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...
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Arkansas Man, 47, Contacts Local Minor’s Family When Relationship Fails
Timothy Darren Cameron, 47, of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas currently resides in Hopkins County Jail on a $50,000 bond following his arrest in Arkansas. He is charged with sexual assault of a...
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Local Police Issue Scam Warning
Watch out for scam artists. One even tried to scam Sulphur Springs Police Detective Sgt. David Gilmore and a friend of his with different telephone cons. Sgt. Gilmore said a cellphone call last...
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Preliminary Autopsy Confirms Drowning
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders says he has been notified that the cause of death in a case where a body was found floating in a swimming pool Monday evening was drowning. That was the result...
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SSPD Seek to Find Help for Suicidal Female Following Pursuit That Ended Near...
Sulphur Springs Police are seeking assistance for a suicidal female approximately 50 years of age. When a police officer approached the auto in which the woman sat shortly before 2 p.m. Friday, the...
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Blue Santa Begins Campaign
Local law enforcement officers are gearing up for this year’s Blue Santa toy drive for children in need this Christmas. Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders discussed Blue Santa on KSST’s Good...
View ArticleRenovations Continue For SSPD Offices
With a lot of the Sulphur Springs Police Department housed behind old City Hall in temporary offices, renovation work continues at the old police department. City Director of Finance Peter Karstens...
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Man Lied to Family for Ride to Sulphur Springs Where He Was Arrested for...
Lyndon Kyle Sillings, 26, of Oak Cliff was arrested by local law enforcement including the Crimes Against Children division and charged with online solicitation of a minor. Sillings had been...
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Second Effort by McKinney Man Resulted in His Arrest For Online Solitication...
Zain Jahangir, 29, of McKinney lost his way. Jahangir had arranged a meeting with who he thought to be an under 17-year old minor for sex. When he arrived in Sulphur Springs, he could not find the...
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