Comal County, TX

San Antonio, TX

A married woman was arrested Monday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after she rammed her car into the vehicle of a woman who is pregnant with her husband’s child, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Records state that Kimberly Castillo, 40, was waiting in...

Woman arrested after ramming vehicle with husband’s pregnant girlfriend inside, records show

SAN ANTONIO – A man who threw rocks at businesses and cars in the Medical Center was charged with vandalism and criminal mischief in 20 cases, according to San Antonio police. Nor Ibrahim was arrested on Tuesday night. He faces charges of criminal mischief, from $2,500 to $30,000, a...

Man throwing rocks at businesses, cars charged with vandalism, criminal mischief in at least 20 cases

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police say a man who was hoping to get his stolen car back instead was shot by carjackers. The 39-year-old victim was shot in his arm after confronting the criminals at a West Side convenience store late Monday night, police said. Officers responded to...

Man tracks down stolen car, then confronts carjackers who shoot him, police say

SAN ANTONIO – Two teenage boys were arrested after they threatened to harm a teacher at Briscoe Middle School, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. BCSO said deputies were dispatched to the school, located in the 4000 block off Lone Star Parkway in the Northside Independent School District, at around 10:30 a.m. Monday.

Two boys, 13, arrested for making threats to harm teacher at Briscoe Middle School, BCSO says

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are asking the public for information on the suspect or suspects in the murder of a 27-year-old man on the West Side in early March. Officers were called just after 10:30 p.m. on March 5 to the 300 block of West Cheryl Drive, not far from West Woodlawn Avenue and Northwest 36th Street after receiving word of a shooting.

San Antonio police seek suspect in murder of 27-year-old man on West Side

SAN ANTONIO – A man accused of leaving the scene after hitting and killing a man with his Tesla has surrendered to police, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Robert Castillo, 29, is charged with failing to stop and render aid, a second-degree felony. Castillo was driving a Tesla...

Driver of Tesla that jumped curb, killed man on sidewalk surrenders to police, records show

SAN ANTONIO – A woman was arrested Sunday after San Antonio police say she robbed her neighbors at gunpoint the morning before. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, around 7 a.m. on Saturday, Emily Robles, 20, started yelling at her neighbor who lives in the apartment above hers. The...

Woman arrested for entering neighbor’s apartment and firing her gun at three victims, police say

SAN ANTONIO – A suspect is in critical condition after San Antonio police officers shot him during a pursuit on the East Side, according to police chief William McManus. The initial shooting happened near a carwash on Essex and Hackberry streets Tuesday afternoon. McManus said the 33-year-old suspect had a dispute with another man over money and shot the man in the leg when he couldn’t produce what he owed.

Man armed with AR-15 critically wounded in shootout with SAPD on East Side, police chief says

SAN ANTONIO – A Brennan High School student was arrested Monday after a weapon was found in his vehicle and drugs were found in his possession. According to North Side ISD officials, school administrators were notified about a student possibly selling controlled substances on campus. A search by administrators...

Brennan High School student arrested after weapon, drugs found

SAN ANTONIO – A man accused of robbing and fatally shooting a 22-year-old-man in 2019 is set to go to trial. Jimmy Tran is one of two men charged with the death of Andres Salinas. According to an arrest affidavit, a witness told investigators he saw Salinas walk up...

Capital murder trial to begin Tuesday for man accused in 2019 slaying

SAN ANTONIO – Northside Independent School District held a board meeting amid a rise in parental concern after three student arrests involving drugs, guns, and threats. NISD officials did not address parents directly during the meeting on Tuesday evening, but they said they were taking notes during open comment.

Parents weigh in at Northside ISD board meeting following arrest of three students

SAN ANTONIO – People who live on one Southwest Side street are worried it is just a matter of time before someone is hurt or even killed by stray bullets. According to San Antonio Police Department records, officers have responded to calls for shootings or shots fired at one home in the 3100 block of W. Gerald Avenue five times since early February.

Neighbors fearful of stray bullets from repeated shootings on Southwest Side street

SAN ANTONIO – A visit by a man to his ex-girlfriend’s apartment ended in fatal gunfire Tuesday morning. San Antonio police said the man went to an apartment complex in the 4000 block of East Southcross Boulevard to talk with his ex-girlfriend. Police said that led to trouble...

Man shot, killed by ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in SE Side apartment, SAPD says

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating after a person was found dead on a sidewalk just a block from a shooting scene on the West Side. SAPD responded to the scene at 9:50 p.m. Saturday in the 3200 block of El Paso Street. Upon arrival, officers found...

Victim found dead one block away from shooting scene, SAPD says

Windcrest, TX

SAN ANTONIO – The Windcrest Police Department is asking for the public’s help in searching for a man who carjacked a driver at gunpoint as they arrived at their home. Police said the incident happened on Tuesday in the 1300 block of Murray Winn. The man walked up...

Windcrest police searching for man who robbed driver of BMW at gunpoint

SAN ANTONIO – Three people were taken to the hospital following a head-on vehicle crash early Monday morning, according to San Antonio police. The crash happened around 2:35 a.m. on Interstate 10 westbound, on the lower level at Culebra Road. According to police, a wrong-way driver crashed head-on into...

Head-on vehicle crash on I-10 sends 3 men to hospital, SAPD says

SAN ANTONIO – A man was arrested Sunday after police say he set fire to a woman’s car with charcoal lighter fluid and matches. Jose Espinoza, 38, was seen on a RING camera driving by the victim’s residence several times on Sunday morning before lighting a fire on the driver’s side of the victim’s car and pouring lighter fluid into the flames, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Man arrested for setting fire to woman’s car because she wouldn’t let him spend the night, affidavit says

SAN ANTONIO – A student was arrested by San Antonio Independent School District police after bringing a gun to Burbank High School on Monday, district officials confirmed. The weapon was discovered after someone reported it to administrators. District officials said the student had not made any threats against students...

Student arrested after bringing gun to Burbank High School

SAN ANTONIO – A man in his 30s was taken to an area hospital after he shot while confronting suspected carjackers on the city’s West Side late Monday night, according to San Antonio police. Officers were called just before midnight to the 7800 block of West Military Drive,...

Man shot in arm confronting carjackers on city’s West Side, San Antonio police say

SAN ANTONIO – Opening statements during a capital murder trial presented two different versions of what happened in a deadly shooting. Andres Salinas was gunned down behind a Wing Stop back in 2019 allegedly by two men, Jimmy Tran and Sebastian Espinar. Tran is currently on trial for capital...

Two different versions of deadly 2019 shooting presented during day one of capital murder trial

SAN ANTONIO – A family is searching for answers more than three months after their loved one was killed. “She was, like, the most amazing person you’d ever meet,” Damien Lazo said about his little sister Rayne Elaine Rice. “She, I’ll tell you, she touched so many...

Family looking for answers three months after I-10 murder

SAN ANTONIO – A man is safe after first responders rescued him from a burning apartment Sunday morning, according to officials. The fire happened around 5 a.m., Sunday at the Place of Castle Hills apartments in the 11800 block of Braesview. Upon arrival, SAPD officers broke down the door...

Police rescue man from fire at Northwest Side apartment

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating after a man was stabbed during an altercation on the city’s South Side late Sunday night. Officers were called around 9:45 p.m. to the 700 block of West Mally Boulevard, not far from Commercial Avenue and Loop 410 after receiving word of a person wounded.

Man hospitalized after being stabbed during altercation on South Side, police say

Austin, TX

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The state’s top law enforcement agency will beef up its presence in Austin and help local police handle violent crime and traffic incidents, city and state officials said Monday.

State troopers will help Austin with police patrols as the city struggles with an officer shortage

SAN ANTONIO – Students and staff evacuated Roosevelt High School on Monday after someone set a fire in a hallway, district officials confirmed. An image sent to KSAT from a person at the school who wished to remain anonymous showed an adult staff member running from the fire to get help.

Student sets fire in hallway at Roosevelt High School; everyone evacuated safely

SAN ANTONIO – A person is in critical condition after being struck by a car and trailer early Saturday morning, according to San Antonio police. The crash happened around 2:50 a.m. Saturday in the 10300 block of IH 35 N NB Frontage Road. Police said a pickup truck allowed...

SAPD: Victim hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being struck by car, trailer

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio firefighters are trying to figure out what caused a fire inside a converted garage at a home on the city’s South Side late Monday night. The fire was called in just before 10 p.m. at a home in the 500 block of Hot Wells Boulevard, not far from South New Braunfels Avenue and Interstate 37.

Fire damages converted garage at South Side home; no one injured, SAFD says

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Deputies search for two teens in Comal County

COMAL COUNTY – A search is underway for two teenagers who were last seen leaving school on Thursday, according to the Comal County Sheriff’s Office. Josiah...

Deputies search for two teens in Comal County

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