On Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 at about 9:40am, officers with the Hope Police Department  arrested Barbara Cooper, 71 of Hope, in the 300 block of South Hazel Street. Ms. Cooper was  charged with two counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Prescription Drugs) and held at  the Hempstead County Detention Facility awaiting a first court appearance.  

On Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 Carlyn Routon, 58 of Texarkana, AR was arrested in Texarkana,  AR for a warrant from the Hope Police Department. On Friday, October 4th, 2024 at 1015 hours,  Routon was brought to the Hempstead County Detention Facility where she was charged with  Theft of Property. Routon was held pending a first court appearance.