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Driver killed in fiery rollover crash near Highway 281, SAPD says
SAN ANTONIO – One person is dead following a rollover crash on the city’s North Side early Tuesday morning, according to San Antonio police. The crash happened just before 12:30 a.m. in the 10500 block of San Pedro Avenue, not far from Highway 281 and just west of the San Antonio International Airport.
17-year-old shot while attempting to sell vintage clothes, shoes at West Side apartment complex, police say
SAN ANTONIO – A 17-year-old boy was robbed and shot while attempting to sell vintage clothes at a West Side apartment complex late Tuesday night, according to San Antonio police. Officers were called around 11:15 p.m. to a Home Decor Superstore in the 6840 block of Northwest Loop 410...
San Antonio Woman's Bond Triples As She Faces Retaliation and Injury to Child Charges
A San Antonio woman, entangled in a case of retaliation stemming from a fatal dog attack, saw her bond tripled to $75,000 as she appeared in court yesterday. Destiny Marie Cardona, sister to one of the dog owners involved in the horrific mauling that led to the death of 81-year-old Ramon Najera, is accused of threatening a witness who provided information to police and media, as FOX San Antonio reported.
Plane ends up on North Side street after not stopping on runway, SAPD says
SAN ANTONIO – A small plane that failed to come to a full stop on a private runway ended up on a North Side street, according to San Antonio police. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon around the 600 block of Heimer on the North Side. A police sergeant at...
2 arrested for racing on Northeast Side roadway, BCSO says
SAN ANTONIO – Two men are behind bars, accused of racing against each other on a Northeast Side roadway, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies pulled over Joshua Loaff, 22, and Isaak Combe, 20, for racing on Monday in the 7100 block of Gibbs Sprawl Road, BCSO said.
Woman charged for retaliation in deadly dog attack case back in jail on injury to a child charge
SAN ANTONIO – A woman arrested for retaliation in connection with a deadly dog attack case is behind bars again after being arrested for a charge of injury to a child-serious bodily injury by omission. Destiny Cardona, 28, was out on bond when she was arrested last week. According...
Man arrested after breaking into NW Side community mailbox, assaulting witness, police say
SAN ANTONIO – A man is facing charges after breaking into mailboxes at a Northwest Side apartment complex, according to San Antonio police. A person reported Quentin George Jr., 43, took a crowbar and broke into the community mailboxes at a complex in the 8800 block of Cinnamon Creek on Feb. 18, taking a large amount of mail.
'God wanted my little angel' | Grandfather speaks out after 4-year-old killed in 'targeted attack' as BCSO searches for suspects
SAN ANTONIO — Crime Stoppers is now offering up to $5,000 for information that helps investigators track down suspects in the Windsor Hollow shooting that killed a 4-year-old girl and left four others injured. The incident happened on May 8 around 7:40 p.m. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said...
Babysitter arrested after 5 children found ‘filthy,’ hungry, San Antonio police say
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A man who was supposed to be babysitting five children is now under the watchful eye of detention officers at the Bexar County Jail. Shad Modesett, 52, was arrested Sunday evening on five counts of endangering a child at an apartment complex near Eisenhauer Road and Ray Bon Drive.
Man sentenced to 4 years in federal prison after attempting to cross cocaine into U.S.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Matamoros resident has been sentenced for possession and intent to distribute cocaine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Javier Eduardo Vicencio, 22, pleaded guilty on Aug. 24, 2023. On May 2, 2023, Vicencio was crossing into the United States through the Gateway Port of Entry driving a Chevy Cobalt with Mexican […]
Mexican drug cartels using social media to lure teens into the criminal world of human smuggling
SAN ANTONIO — Big wads of cash, guns, and an easy profit. It’s a message Mexican drug cartels are sharing on social media to recruit teenagers into the criminal world of human smuggling, according to U.S Homeland Security. But as many teens quickly find out, officials say, the...
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