Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 2, 2013 Page: 1 of 6
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Delta Co. and Cooper
Clean-up Week starts
this Saturday, May 4
Delta County Sheriffs officers and numerous
other law enforcement (pictured above) make
multiple drug busts early Wednesday morning.
Delta County Sheriffs officer Jeremy Jones
(pictured left) brings in one of the 21 defendants
the task force effort netted from a four-month
long undercover investigation.
Staff photos by Cindy Roller
By Cindy Roller
Editor
Numerous law enforcement
agencies got an early start
Wednesday morning in a drug
sweep that resulted in multiple
arrests in Delta County. Thirty
arrest warrants were issued
on 19 defendants following a
four-month undercover inves-
tigation aimed at Delta County
drug dealers. Two others were
arrested earlier bringing the to-
tal defendant count to 21 as a
result of the task force effort.
Additionally, one home and
approximately $3,343.00 in
cash are in the process of being
seized as a result of the effort.
“We have a serious drug prob-
lem in Delta County, much
more serious than I originally
anticipated,” said Delta County
Sheriff Ricky Smith. “As a re-
sult of this effort 18 indepen-
dent drug dealers were arrested
for selling drugs. Only two of
the events involved multiple ar-
rests. Although in reality it may
be impossible for us to totally
stop the flow of illegal drugs in
Delta County, we are going to
try. We now have a zero toler-
ance on drugs, which means
charges will be filed in every
case on any amount of drugs
found in someone’s possession.
Our office will continue to focus
on this problem and we want to
deliver a simple but firm mes-
sage, if you mess with drugs in
Delta County be prepared to go
to jail.”
The organized arrest effort
began around 5 a.m. on May
1, 2013 and included the Delta
County Sheriff’s Office, Delta
County Constable, Delta Coun-
ty Game Warden, Highway
Patrol from Delta County and
Surrounding Counties, Hopkins
County Special Crimes Unit
and the US Marshals office.
These warrants culminated
from an undercover investiga-
tion by the Sulphur Springs/
Hopkins County Special
Crimes Unit in conjunction
with the Delta County Sheriff’s
cal agreement between Delta
County, Hopkins County, and
the City of Sulphur Springs, the
Delta County Sheriff’s Office
and the Special Crimes Unit of-
ficers were able to identify 21
defendants. This resulted in 30
arrest warrants. The defendants
were primarily involved in the
sale of marijuana and metham-
phetamine along with one for
selling prescription medicine,
i.e. hydrocodone. In addition to
the delivery of drugs warrants
on local defendants, four people
were implicated in organized
criminal activity as a result of a
narcotic search warrant that was
executed back in the spring of
this year in the 300 block of East
Waco Street. It should be noted
that as a result of the aforemen-
tioned search warrant, seizure
and forfeiture proceedings were
initiated on this particular loca-
tion.
As the investigation pro-
gressed, the Special Crimes Unit
and the Delta County Sheriff’s
Office received substantial sup-
port from 8th Judicial District
Attorney Will Ramsay and his
staff. Sheriff Smith and his de-
partment are committed to iden-
tifying persons in Delta County
who are involved in the use and
distribution of illegal narcotics
throughout the county.
Arrests were made and/or war-
rants were issued as follows:
Fifteen Warrants - Felony
Delivery of Controlled Sub-
Nine Warrants - Felony
Delivery of Marijuana
One Warrant - Misde-
meanor Delivery of Mari-
juana
Four Warrants - Felony
Engaging in Organized
Criminal Activity
One Warrant - Misde-
meanor Theft
This operation with coop-
eration from Hopkins County
Sheriff Butch Adams, Sulphur
Springs Chief of Police Jim
Bayuk the Hopkins County
Special Crimes Unit and the
District Attorney’s Office be-
gan back in January.
“Our focus was to bring
undercover agents into Delta
County to address our growing
drug problem. The sting was
very successful and we were
able to target several street
level drug dealers,” said Sher-
iff Smith.
Sheriff Smith commended
the HCSC Unit, “We could not
have been this successful with-
out the help of the Hopkins
County Special Crimes Unit.
I want to personally thank the
Special Crimes Unit, Chief Jim
Bayuk, Sheriff Butch Adams,
the City of Sulphur Springs
and Hopkins County for their
assistance is this effort. We
have found that drugs tend to
flow between our Counties and
this effort will not only help
deter drugs in Delta County
but also in Hopkins County as
well.”
Office. As a result of an interlo- stance
21 arrested Delta County Drug Sting
Frank
Henslee
Miller
leaves
legacy
By Cindy Roller
Editor
T "'WUs passing might have
I—I been sudden but Frank
-R__M^Henslee Miller leaves
behind a long family tradition
and community support. At the
age of 60, Miller died on Satur-
day, April 27, 2013.
Miller was associated with
various businesses, including
The Delta Bank, First National
Bank of Cooper, Cooper Pro-
pane, Delta Logistics, and Red
River Transport.
For over 20 years Miller re-
tained his seat as Chairman of
o unteer
Firefighters
honored
Cooper Volunteer
Firefighters are (front from
left) Don Wilson Sr., Michael
Ballard, Tanner Crutcher,
Larry Hoffman, Chuck Toles,
Mike Copeland, (back row)
Don Wilson Jr., Stanley
Roberts, Thomas Barr,
John Kisic, Lewis Taylor,
Chuck Reed, Kevin Young
and Sam Rackley (not
pictured is Leland Howard,
Charles Ruzicka, Thomas
Ray and Cedric Whitaker.
Staff photo by Cindy Roller
the Board for First National
Bank in Cooper.
“We got along well. He was
a good person. We always
knew what the other was think-
ing even if we didn’t always
agree,” said FNB President and
See Miller
Continued on Page 4A
Postmaster
Hayes speaks
to Lions
Gathering together
are (back from
left) Dohrman
Wintermute, Pam
Wintermute, Doug
Wintermute, Jerry
Good, Dalen
Wintermute;
(second row) Emily
Wintermute, Sarah
Wintermute, Scotty
Stegall, Linda Good
Nabors, Chandler
Heathcott; (third
row) Francie
Wintermute,
Melanie Atkinson,
Diane Stegall,
Brooke Stowers,
Brett Stowers,
Amanda Luke;
(front row) Delinda
Leatherwood,
Delaine Fast, Dr. Wintermute, Jindra Good, Dinah Stowers, Larry Stowers, Courtesy Photo
Kathy Good. Judy Falls, Jan Moore, Shirley Smith and Karen Falls represented the library.
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Library Donation
Some months ago, Dr.
Dean Wintermute ap-
proached the Delta County
Library Board about mak-
ing a donation in honor of a
person that means so much
to him and to his children.
The Library Board then
decided to have a special
place in the library for Dr.
Wintermute’s wishes and
others in the community
that might later wish to
honor love ones or special
people. After much delib-
eration about how to make
this work, the Dove sisters,
Terri and Tracey were hired
to redesign the entryway of
the library. These two talent-
ed sisters spent their Christ-
mas holidays redesigning
and painting the entry of the
Library.
Surrounded by close fami-
ly members, Dr. Wintermute
honored Jindra Good for her
love and dedication to his
children. All of the Winter-
mute children, Jindra’s chil-
dren and Dr. Wintermute
visited the library and hung
the plaque in Jindra’s honor.
It was a loving and warm
gathering of families as they
reflected on their experi-
ences with laughter as they
relived childhood experi-
ences. Doug Wintermute
was the family spokesper-
son, and he kept the group
entertained with great sto-
ries about their life at Jindra
and Gene’s home.
Randall Hayes & Ron Thurman
By Cindy Roller
Editor/Lioness Reporter
Having issues with your mail
delivery? Well it might be that
the United States Postal Service
handles 40 million changes of
addresses a year and 700,000
new addresses added on aver-
age every two years.
Cooper Postmaster Randall
Hayes explained the $900 bil-
lion industry to the local Lions
Club last Friday at lunch.
“The USPS is a big operation.
It is the second largest civilian
employer - second to Wal-
Mart,” said Postmaster Hayes.
“Forty percent of the total mail
See USPS
Continued on Page 4A
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