Texas teen charged after 4 people found dead inside home
An 18-year-old man was arrested after he barricaded himself inside a Northeast Texas home where four people were found dead.
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‘Everybody is just devastated’: Mourning family pleads for witnesses of fatal road rage shooting to come forward
A San Antonio family is pleading for any witnesses in the fatal road rage shooting of their 26-year-old daughter to come forward with information.
SAPD Chief ‘cautiously optimistic’ on violent crime plan’s progress
The number of violent street crimes such as murder, robbery, non-family aggravated assault, and deadly conduct with a victim fell citywide in the first four months of 2023, but some of the worst areas for those crimes saw even bigger drops.
Police: Teenaged drunk driver hits family of 8 head-on, all miraculously survive
It happened on the southeast side of San Antonio, off New Sulphur Springs and Southcross Ranch Road. SAN ANTONIO — Unbelievable photos captured the aftermath of a drunk driving crash Sunday night on San Antonio’s southeast side. Eight family members were riding in the SUV when police say a teenaged driver hit them head-on. Miraculously, … Read more
SAPD reports decrease in crime in first four months of 2023 compared to previous year
Findings from the first phase of the three-year plan to target the city’s most violence-prone areas were presented to City Council. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Police and criminology professors at UTSA presented their findings Wednesday on the first phase of the department’s Violent Crime Reduction Plan. SAPD says statistics show a 2.4% decrease in … Read more
84-year-old man arrested for repeated bond violations after hosting drunken parties for underage victims
An 84-year-old man who has repeatedly violated his bond conditions and was reprimanded Wednesday at the Bexar County courthouse after he allegedly took someone he wasn’t supposed to have contact with to Target.
Man allegedly shooting gun into the air on Wurzbach Road struck security guard and bar, records show
A man with a lengthy criminal history was arrested Tuesday after an affidavit alleges he was shooting into the air and toward a San Antonio bar last September.