San Antonio, TX

SAN ANTONIO – 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. Rene Balderas, 35, has been charged with second-degree felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following a shooting that occurred on Sept. 10, 2022, in the 3200 block of Wurzbach Road on the West Side.

Man allegedly shooting gun into the air on Wurzbach Road struck security guard and bar, records show

SAN ANTONIO – A man was shot in his groin and back and carjacked during a meetup on the West Side on Wednesday morning, according to San Antonio police. The shooting happened before 7 a.m. in the 200 block of N. General McMullen Drive, near West Commerce Street. Police...

Man shot, carjacked during meetup with woman he met online, police say

SAN ANTONIO – A motorcyclist died from his injuries after a crash with a pickup truck on the Southwest Side, according to San Antonio police. The incident happened just before 5 p.m. Thursday in the 3400 block of Nogalitos Street. Police said a pickup truck was pulling out of...

Motorcyclist killed after crash involving pickup truck, San Antonio police say

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Selma, TX

SELMA. Texas – Selma police are asking the public for any information that can lead them to suspects in the hit-and-run death of a 38-year-old man in late April. Police said Jeffrey Robert Lanpher was riding his motorcycle northbound in the 15600 block of Interstate 35 around 1:37 a.m. on April 23 when he was hit by someone in a vehicle from behind.

Selma police seek tips in death of motorcyclist on I-35 in April

SAN ANTONIO – A former San Antonio police officer who resigned months after being arrested in connection with a 2021 hit-and-run case no longer faces a charge of driving while intoxicated, Bexar County court records show. A misdemeanor DWI charge against Dezi Rios, 40, was dismissed last week, the...

Former SAPD officer with history of road rage cleared in DWI case

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating after a man in his 60s was shot during an attempted robbery just north of downtown early Wednesday morning. Officers were called around 4:40 a.m. to Jackson Street, not far from San Pedro Avenue and Interstate 35 after receiving word of shots fired.

Man walking home from convenience store shot during attempted robbery just north of downtown, SAPD says

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio teenager was arrested Tuesday for an alleged road rage shooting that occurred in early April, charging records obtained by KSAT show. Ryan Salame, 19, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony, after police said he shot at a driver in another vehicle April 4, on Highway 151 near eastbound Loop 410.

Teen arrested for road rage shooting 11 days after previous gun offense dismissed, records show

SAN ANTONIO – Plans for a morning workout went way off course for people at a West side gym Wednesday. The sound of gunshots outside that Planet Fitness, located near N. General McMullen and W. Commerce, had them scampering to safety. “Everybody just ducking and running. People around the...

Shooting, carjacking outside West Side gym causes moments of panic for people inside

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man charged with manslaughter after fatally striking a motorcyclist was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison. Daniel Campa pled guilty and accepted a plea deal for causing the death of Romero Maldonado, 61, in October 2021. Campa fled a minor crash, drove...

San Antonio man sentenced to 8 years in prison for killing motorcyclist, leaving scene

Dallas, TX

SAN ANTONIO – A woman who was fatally hit by a vehicle in the downtown area on Tuesday morning has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office. Corina Huerta, 42, died from her injuries sustained in the incident, which happened near Brooklyn Avenue and Dallas Street, not far from N. St. Mary’s Street, authorities said.

Woman fatally hit by vehicle, pinned in downtown area identified by authorities

SAN ANTONIO – An off-duty San Antonio police officer was injured while escorting a funeral procession on his motorcycle Wednesday morning on the city’s South Side. According to Sgt. William Moscoso, an SAPD spokesman, two off-duty officers on motorcycles were escorting a funeral procession in the 11000 block of Somerset Road around 10 a.m. in an area that is undergoing construction.

Off-duty SAPD officer injured while escorting funeral procession on motorcycle

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police arrested a man Tuesday in connection with a shooting that killed a 20-year-old man and injured three others outside a Northwest Side nightclub earlier this month. Noah James Patterson, 34, was taken into custody without incident, police said. The shooting happened around 1:30...

Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting at Privat Social Club

SAN ANTONIO – The back of an 18-wheeler burst into flames, causing traffic delays and slowdowns on Interstate 10 early Thursday morning, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The vehicle fire happened around 4:30 a.m. on Interstate 10 Eastbound near Loop 410, on the city’s East Side.

18-wheeler trailer bursts into flames on I-10 EB near Loop 410; no injuries reported, police say

New Braunfels, TX

SAN ANTONIO – Three men were arrested after they broke into a truck and led New Braunfels police on a chase down Interstate 35, according to officers. New Braunfels police said Matthew Sandoz, 32, of San Antonio, Felipe Jesus Tijerina, 36, of Grand Prairie, and George Michael Rodriguez, 26, of San Antonio, are each facing charges in the incident that happened on Monday evening.

Men broke into truck to steal gun, led officers on chase down I-35, New Braunfels police say

SAN ANTONIO – A man in his 20s was taken to an area hospital after being shot outside a home on the city’s West Side early Wednesday morning, according to San Antonio police. Officers were called around 3:40 a.m. to a home in the 6200 block of West...

Man in critical condition after being shot twice outside home on West Side, police say

SAN ANTONIO – After two weeks of testimony, a jury is expected to begin deliberations Friday in the retrial of Mark Howerton. Howerton is charged in connection with the 2017 murder of his girlfriend, Trinity University student Cayley Mandadi. Mandadi died after Howerton brought her to a Luling hospital...

Jury deliberations expected Friday in retrial of man accused in Trinity University student’s death

SAN ANTONIO – A man who died following a fire at a downtown San Antonio high-rise apartment building has been identified. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Gilbert Dauphina, 69. San Antonio firefighters responded to the fire at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Villa...

Authorities ID man killed in fire at downtown high-rise apartment building

SAN ANTONIO – A convicted Texas killer with ties to San Antonio has been arrested in connection with two more deaths in the Austin area. Raul Meza Jr., 62, who served 11 years in prison for the murder and rape of Kendra Paige, 8, is now accused of killing Jesse Fraga, 80, and Gloria Lofton, 66, police said.

Things to know about Raul Meza, the suspected serial killer who once lived in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – A woman has died from her injuries after she was hit by a vehicle in the downtown area on Tuesday morning. San Antonio police said the woman was walking to her car when she was struck near Brooklyn Avenue and Dallas Street, not far from N. St. Mary’s Street.

Woman dies after she was struck, pinned between two vehicles in downtown area, police say

Hondo, TX

HONDO, Texas – The Hondo Police Department is investigating the theft of more than $20,000 from an elementary school parent-teacher organization, the department’s chief confirmed Wednesday. The confirmation comes less than a day after the Meyer PTO confirmed on Facebook that the organization’s bank account had been cleared...

Hondo PD investigating theft of over $20,000 from elementary school PTO

SAN ANTONIO – Have you ever been nervous about being pulled over because you were alone, it was dark or you were stopped in an unfamiliar neighborhood?. The San Antonio NAACP Branch recently partnered with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office to raise awareness of what you should do if stopped by an officer.

Do you know your rights when pulled over by an officer?

SAN ANTONIO – A fire that started in the kitchen severely damaged a West Side home early Wednesday morning, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The fire was called in just before 9 a.m. at a home in the 100 block of East Ligustrum Drive, not far from Northwest 36th Street and West Woodlawn Avenue.

Kitchen fire causes roughly $50K in damage to West Side home, SAFD says

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said the early stages of a plan to tackle violent crime in the city look promising. 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.

SAPD Chief ‘cautiously optimistic’ on violent crime plan’s progress

SAN ANTONIO – One person is dead and roughly 30 people were evacuated following a fire at an apartment complex downtown early Tuesday morning, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The fire happened around 1:40 a.m. at the Villa Hermosa apartments in the 300 block of North Flores...

1 person killed, dozens evacuated after fire at high-rise apartment building downtown

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Man sentenced for shooting through apartment wall, killing woman on her 30th birthday

SAN ANTONIO – A man was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for a shooting that killed a woman on her 30th birthday. Amir Muhammad...

Man sentenced for shooting through apartment wall, killing woman on her 30th birthday

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