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CRIME & SAFETY
Jasper teacher shot and killed in San Antonio patio bar while attending coaching convention
JASPER, Texas — A Jasper ISD English teacher and volleyball coach was tragically killed in a shooting at a patio bar in downtown San Antonio early Tuesday Morning. 28-year-old Ayden Burt was at Smoke Skybar after attending a coaches convention when gunfire erupted from a vehicle outside the bar.
Two suspects wanted after smashing store windows, stealing cigarettes and lotto tickets
SAN ANTONIO - Two suspects are wanted by deputies after allegedly smashing through a store's windows and stealing cigarettes and lottery tickets. On Tuesday, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office released the photos of two suspects wanted for allegedly robbing the Refuel Convenience Store in Adkins, Texas in a brazen smash-and-grab robbery.
SAPD identifies suspect connected with deadly shooting of Sonic manager
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police identified a suspect connected with the fatal shooting of a Sonic Drive-In manager in early July on the Northwest Side of San Antonio. The shooting happened around 9:40 p.m. on July 7 at a Sonic restaurant in the 5500 block of Babcock Road, not far from Huebner Road and near the Medical Center area.
SAPD seeks tips after woman’s remains found in Northeast Side greenbelt
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are requesting help from the public to identify a suspect connected with the murder of a 30-year-old woman. Daniella Chavez was reported missing on March 30, 2016, from her home in the 2600 block of Northeast Loop 410. On September...
Caught on camera: Vandal on a rampage smashes plate glass from storefronts and vehicles in the medical center area
SAN ANTONIO — Mayhem in the medical center area started around 4 a.m. Tuesday. A surveillance camera at a business on Babcock Road near Louis Pasteur captured clear images of a man on a mission. The man, who can be seen in hospital type scrubs and socks, appears to...
Three dead, one seriously injured in fiery wrong-way crash on IH-37 South
SAN ANTONIO - Three people are dead and one is hospitalized after a crash involving a wrong-way driver on the South Side. The crash happened around 1:50 am Sunday on IH-37 South and Southton Road. Police said they received calls of a wrong-way pick-up truck traveling Northbound in the Southbound...
US Army worker who stole nearly $109 million to buy mansions and luxury cars is sentenced
A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to charges of stealing nearly $109 million from a youth development program for children of military families and using it to fund an extravagant lifestyle that included multiple mansions, a fleet of luxury cars and designer accessories was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison.
Texas MAN Receives 30-year Federal SENTENCE for MOLESTING AND EXPLOITING 7-year-old
A Floresville, Texas, man will serve 30 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a 7-year-old child, the US Department of Justice announced in a news release. Floresville is approximately thirty miles southeast of San Antonio. According to court filings, Rodney Allan Felux, 45, sexually molested and exploited the girl...
SAPD seeks tips in fatal shooting of 20-year-old man on East Side
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are requesting help from the public to identify a person who shot and killed a 20-year-old man. The shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2023, outside of the Ivy Apartments in the 4500 block of Lavender Lane. According...
Woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing $108 million from government
SAN ANTONIO — Janet Yamanaka Mello was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday for stealing more than $1008million from the government. Mello was charged with five counts for mail fraud, four counts for filing a false tax return, and one count for aggravated identity theft. Mello performed a...
Woman dies after being struck by pickup truck
SAN ANTONIO - A woman tragically died after being struck by a pickup truck on the city's East side. The accident happened around 6:00 am near the intersection of Rigsby and S. WW White Road. According to San Antonio Police, an SUV traveling east on Rigsby attempted to turn north...
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