Local News in Hood County
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Inmate Assaults 2 Hood County Jailers
Inmate assaults 2 Hood County JailersOn 3-6-21 Hood County Sheriff’s Office inmate Nathaniel Ray Sanders (32 yoa) assaulted 2 jailers during an incident where Sanders was being non-compliant during a cell transfer.One jailer received a black eye and the other one was...
Oklahoma Sex Offender charged with felony
Oklahoma Sex Offender charged with felonyOn 1-8-21 David Lee Thorp (51 yoa) was arrested on an Oklahoma felony warrant for Prohibited Sexual Conduct (felony 3-no bond) at the 3000 block of Wagon Trail and placed in the Hood County Sheriff’s Office Jail.During the...
Hood County COVID-19 Interim Update – 3-5-2021 10AM
Hood County COVID-19 Interim Update – 3-5-2021 10AM This is an update based on numbers from reports received from our testing locations on positive cases in the community to DSHS for Hood County. DSHS Reports a total of 6245 COVID-19 positive cases have been...
Virtual Home Inspections Offered After Texas Winter Storm
FEMA is leveraging technology to deliver the agency’s programs at the highest level possible, while preserving our workforce and survivors. FEMA will conduct virtual home inspections for Texas survivors, in designated counties, who sustained damage after the winter...
Governor Abbott Lifts Mask Mandate, Opens Texas 100 Percent
Governor Abbott Lifts Mask Mandate, Opens Texas 100 Percent March 2, 2021 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order (GA-34) lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in...
Inmates Fail Attempt To Smuggle Drugs Into County Jail
3 suspects filed on for smuggling drugs into the Hood County JailOn 2-25-21 Hood County Sheriff’s Office Investigators charged Demarcus Ledre Lashley (27 yoa), Courtney Jolene Conner (35 yoa), and Kaylee Christian Owen (28 yoa) with Prohibited Substance in a...
Community Articles
City Council Appoints Members to 11 Boards, Commissions
City Council Appoints Members to 11 Boards, Commissions The Granbury City Council appointed members to serve on 11 boards, commissions, and committees that had openings due to expired terms at the January 15 Granbury City Council Meeting. The purpose of the...
2019 Fire Department Responses
2019 Fire Department Responses Below is a comparison by each of our Volunteer Fire Departments for 2017 to 2018. There was an overall increase in calls for service County wide as well. The Fire Marshal’s Office would like to express our gratitude for all of our...
DPS: Let’s Start the New Year Safely and Continue This Throughout the Year
Let's Start the New Year Safely and Continue This Throughout the Year. Do not drink and drive. Make alternate travel plans if you are consuming alcohol. Slow down – especially in bad weather, construction areas, heavy traffic and unfamiliar areas. Eliminate...
Free Property Locator Resource
Free Property Locator Resource Leads on Line is a database that pawnshops and second hand stores log transactions of property bought or pawned. The database can be accessed by law enforcement to assist in recovering stolen property. Leads on Line is offering a free...
Granbury High School Holds Ceremonial Graduation For Student With Terminally Ill Mother
Seeing her daughter graduate from Granbury High School is something Sherry Hille might never have seen. GHS junior Tina Hille still has another year and a half remaining in her high school studies. However, her mother is battling cancer and may not live to...
DPS Reminds Texans to Prepare for Winter Weather
DPS Reminds Texans to Prepare for Winter Weather AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) encourages Texans in all regions of the state to make preparations for staying safe as we approach the official start of winter. “As we know all too well, Texas...
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Incident Articles
Hood County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Death Investigation
Hood County Sheriff’s Office conductingdeath investigationOn 11-15-20 around 1230pm, Hood CountySheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the2300 block of Morningside Dr. ref. adeceased person call.Deputies discovered a 31-year-old femaledeceased at the scene.The...
Deputies Chase Suspect on Mitchell Bend
Deputies chase suspect on Mitchell BendOn 11-11-20 around 7pm, Hood CountySheriff’s Office Deputies attempted to stopBrett Alan Houlton (31 yoa) on a trafficviolation at 9200 block of Mitchell Bend Ct.Houlton refused to stop and fled Deputies.Houlton eventually...
Car Chase With Deputies Ends With Wreck
Car chase with Deputies ends with wreckOn 11-6-20 around 10pm, Hood CountySheriff’s Office Deputies observed AlejandroRobles Jr. (17 yoa) driving a Blue Dodgepickup run a red light at Hwy. 377 andHarbor Lakes Dr.Deputies attempted to stop Robles, but hegave chase and...
Boyfriend Arrested for Family Violence
Boyfriend arrested for Family ViolenceOn 11-8-20 around 830pm, Hood CountySheriff’s Office Deputies responded to adisturbance at the 3600 block of SundownTrail.Deputies discovered Shane ChristopherBateman (45 yoa) allegedly assaulted his58-year-old girlfriend during...
Search for Missing 12-Year-Old
Search for missing 12-year-oldOn 11-8-20 around 6pm, Hood CountySheriff’s Office Dispatch received a call of amissing 12-year-old boy named ColtCrowson, who has blonde hair, blue eyes,and is approximately 5 feet 2inches. Noclothing description available. Last...
Peaceful Rally Turns to Violence on the Square (VIDEO)
Violence on the Square Today! Media courtesy of Nathan Criswell While citizens gathered to support their choice for president in a peaceful rally around the courthouse, a passerby obviously did not agree with their stance. A passenger in a vehicle hurled a glass...