CRIME & SAFETY
San Antonio woman messaged 'Say goodbye to your son' to ex before killing the boy and herself, authorities say
SAN ANTONIO — The Bexar County sheriff says cell phone data provided the evidence in the death of a mother and son in March that was ruled a murder/suicide. Savannah Kriger and her three-year-old son, Kaiden Kriger, were the focus of an Amber Alert before they were found dead at Tom Slick Park on March 19. The little boy was at the center of a custody battle, Sheriff Javier Salazar said.
Man shot, killed on 1604 by DPS Trooper following high-speed chase identified
SAN ANTONIO – A 37-year-old man who was fatally shot by a DPS trooper following a high-speed chase has been identified. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Kenny Mata, a state trooper attempted a traffic stop on a Dodge Caravan at Interstate 35 and Solms Road near New Braunfels, but the driver drove away.
BCSO: Woman's body in athletic clothes discovered along Highway 90 in west Bexar County
SAN ANTONIO — A woman's body was discovered along Highway 90 in west Bexar County on Wednesday morning, authorities say. According to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, a high school student was traveling on a school bus and saw what appeared to be a body on the side of the road along Highway 90 and FM 211 just before 9 a.m.
Video shows trooper fatally shooting man in Converse
CONVERSE – A woman who witnessed a trooper shooting and killing a man in Converse on Monday said she doesn’t believe the shooting was justified. The woman, who asked not to be identified because she didn’t want to be contacted, took a video of the moments leading up to the trooper making a life-and-death decision.
Police arrest juvenile for slaying of 17-year-old Kaitlin Hernandez found dead in ditch on Northeast Side
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police announced the arrest of a juvenile in the death of a 17-year-old who was strangled and left in a ditch on the Northeast Side. Police said his name would not be released because he is under the age of 17, which is the legal adult age for criminal charges.
'Very sad to hear': Mobile home park residents react to discovery of women's body, which sparked hunt for husband
SAN ANTONIO — Neighbors in a south-side mobile home community are shocked after a murder investigation there led to a shootout with police at a shopping center Tuesday night. San Antonio police said a husband murdered his wife Tuesday morning inside their mobile home at the Valley Ridge community...
Suspect arrested for assaulting, killing man who had him previously arrested, San Antonio police say
SAN ANTONIO – Authorities have arrested a San Antonio man after a dispute turned deadly last month. Robert Carrasco Jr., 39, is charged with murder, Bexar County Jail records show. San Antonio police said Carrasco assaulted Jason Banda, 38, on Saturday when Banda visited a relative at a South...
Driver accused of running over Walmart worker while intoxicated is too young to drink, records show
SAN ANTONIO – A man facing a charge of intoxication assault after allegedly running over a Walmart worker Monday night is too young to drink alcohol, according to court records. An initial report from San Antonio police indicated that Gabriel Arredondo Rosas is 21 years old. However, court records...
SAPD: Man charged with shooting woman three times at northeast-side apartment complex
SAN ANTONIO — A man has been arrested for allegedly shooting a woman at an apartment complex on the northeast side last Thursday, according to San Antonio Police. Jesse Salazar, 28, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to an arrest affidavit the woman was visiting...
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