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Second Tin Top Hwy Fatality This Week

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UPDATE TO CHILD SHOOTING DEATH

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K9 Assists in Arrest

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Overdose Results in Charges

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Hood County Fireman Injured

Hood County Fireman Injured

Hood County Fireman Injured On 11-2-2019 around 7pm, a Cresson Volunteer Fire Fighter was injured at a residential structure fire in the City of Cresson. The fireman was exposed to chemicals from the home during the fire. The fireman was treated at Harris Hospital...

Single Vehicle Accident on 171 Results in Fatality

Single Vehicle Accident on 171 Results in Fatality

On October 26, 2019 at approximately 2:15 p. m., Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers investigated a one vehicle fatality crash on State Highway 171 in the city of Cresson in Hood County. Preliminary investigation indicates a 1998 Dodge Dakota pickup was...

Road Rage Call Leads to Arrest

Road Rage Call Leads to Arrest

Road Rage Call Leads to Arrest On 10-13-19 around 10am, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 5000 block of Bandy Rd. ref. a road rage incident. Deputies discovered Jeffery Don Bandy (34 yoa) allegedly ran his 30-year-old girlfriend off the road...

Alcohol Sting Nets Four Clerks

Alcohol Sting Nets Four Clerks

Alcohol Sting Nets Four Clerks On 10-11-19 Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and TABC Agents conducted alcohol stings with fifty-two convenience stores in Hood County. During the operation, young people between 18 and 20 years of age were sent into the convenience...

Fatality Accident on FM 2580

Fatality Accident on FM 2580

On October 6, 2019 at approximately 10 a. m., Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers investigated a two vehicle fatality crash on Farm-to-Market Road 2580 north of Granbury in Hood County. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2019 Toyota Corolla was...

Wedding Crasher” Goes to Jail

Wedding Crasher” Goes to Jail

“Wedding Crasher” Goes to Jail On 9-29-19 around 2am, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 900 block of Pecos River Dr. ref. a disturbance at a wedding party. Deputies discovered Raymond Silva Jr. allegedly hit a 30-year-old male with his vehicle at...

Looking for Suspect That Fled on Traffic Stop

Looking for Suspect That Fled on Traffic Stop

Looking for Suspect That Fled on Traffic Stop On 9-17-19 around 1030pm, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies conducted a traffic stop at Mistletoe St. and Mimosa Dr. During the stop Blake Edward William Brandon (19 yoa) gave a false name to Deputies in an effort to...

Motorcycle Crash Claims the Life of Tolar Man

Motorcycle Crash Claims the Life of Tolar Man

MINERAL WELLS – On September 16, 2019 at approximately 7:50 p. m., Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers were notified of a one vehicle traffic crash on US Highway 377 approximately two miles from Bluff Dale in Hood County. Preliminary investigation indicates...

Traffic Stop Nets Tampering Charge

Traffic Stop Nets Tampering Charge

Traffic Stop Nets Tampering Charge On 9-14-19 around 4pm, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies conducted a traffic stop at Terri Lee Lane and Robinhood Dr. The driver, Jay Dee Hopper (56 yoa) is accused of tossing a meth pipe out the vehicle window before the traffic...

Husband Shoots Wife During Argument

Husband Shoots Wife During Argument

Husband Shoots Wife During Argument On 9-6-19 around 6am, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 800 block of Port’s O Call Dr. in ref. to a shooting. Deputies discovered Russell Wayne McDaniel (56 yoa) allegedly shot his 53- year-old wife with a 410...