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...
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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 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 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, 2 Injured Including Infant in Wreck on FM 2580
On October 7, 2019 at approximately 6:30 p. m., Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers responded to a two vehicle crash in the 6800 block of Farm-to-Market Road 2580 in Hood County. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2002 Ford F-250 pickup, driven by...
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 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 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
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 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...
Car Fire Death In Lake Granbury Harbor Ruled An Accident
Hickson Final Autopsy Report Completed The Hood County Sheriff’s Office and Fire Marshal’s Office has received the final autopsy report from the Tarrant County ME’s Office on Angela Hickson, whose body was found at a car fire in Lake Granbury Harbor on 6-27-19. The...
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...