Rare look inside command center assessing risk of death for domestic violence victims during a crisis

SAN ANTONIO – It all starts with a call from a Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy at a domestic violence scene, now trained to make life-saving phone calls. “Once everything is calmed down, then they will go ahead and make the call to MEDCOM and ask the 11 questions that are considered the lethality assessment,” said … Read more

Off-duty BCSO deputy arrested on assault charges, fired from job

COMAL COUNTY, Texas – An off-duty Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested for assault this week and has been terminated from her position. BCSO said Toni Ramirez faces an assault charge in connection with a dating relationship. Following her arrest in Comal County, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar terminated Ramirez’s employment as a probationary … Read more

Man accused of fatally shooting three men had fight with one of the victims days before their deaths, testimony reveals

SAN ANTONIO – Days before three men were found fatally shot, one of them had a fight with the man accused of killing them, according to witnesses who testified in court on Wednesday. Pedro Garcia, 21, Matthew Travis Martinez, 22, and Anthony Rodrigues, 24, were found dead, each with several gunshot wounds on Sept. 27, … Read more