Texas bill aims to stamp out mail theft with tougher penalties

The Lochwood Neighborhood Association is among several communities throughout San Antonio that’ve been targeted by mail thieves repeatedly. SAN ANTONIO — Texas lawmakers are pushing a new bill that aims to hold mail thieves accountable, which includes adding an offense for those who steal mail keys and locks.  “I’m really trying to give law enforcement … Read more

14-year-old West Texas kidnap victim recovered at northwest-side San Antonio hotel

With the help of technology, investigators say they were able to track the victim down and make an arrest. SAN ANTONIO — Investigators say a teenaged girl kidnapped in West Texas has been safely recovered at a northwest-side San Antonio hotel. Reeves County detectives say the 14-year-old girl disappeared from Pecos, Texas more than two … Read more

‘Heartbreaking and unimaginable’: Connecticut man says he was held captive by stepmom since childhood

The 32-year-old man told firefighters that he intentionally set fire to his stepmom’s home and said, “I wanted my freedom” after 20 years of captivity. WATERBURY, Conn. — A Waterbury woman is accused of keeping her stepson captive in abusive conditions for over 20 years, and the now-32-year-old man claimed he intentionally set the home … Read more

Comal County man who fled state during investigation into child sex abuse claims, receives 20-year prison sentence

Police say Jerry Reid Mills will spend 20 years behind bars after he was convicted in a case involving the sexual assault of a child. GARDEN RIDGE, Texas — The Garden Ridge Police Department said Thursday that a man in his 70s was convicted in a case involving the aggravated sexual assault and continuous sexual … Read more

4 charged in death of 5-year-old boy ‘incinerated’ in hyperbaric chamber explosion

His mother was standing next to the hyperbaric chamber and suffered injuries to her arms when it exploded Jan. 31 at the Oxford Center in Troy. TROY, Mich. — Four people have been charged in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was “incinerated” inside a pressurized oxygen chamber that exploded at a suburban Detroit … Read more