Victim wants 14-year-old carjacking suspect to be โseverely punishedโ
Timothy Van Lindert fought back against a teen who he says tried to steal his car at gunpoint. He says the suspect also fired a shot during the carjacking.
Deadly hit-and-run crash is 2nd recent tragedy for local family
The family of a man who died earlier this month as the result of a hit-and-run crash on San Antonioโs West Side is dealing with its second tragedy in three months.
Local couple accused of abusing, endangering children; 1 child died
Luis Ubaldo Olivo, 41, and Lisa Olivo, 26, both were arrested Monday on child endangerment charges. Lisa Olivo is accused of failing to give her 20 old daughter seizure medication. That child died.
Someone regularly stealing manhole covers in area where woman fell six feet down, neighbors say
Missing manhole covers are not exactly a new problem, according to neighbors in the Southwest side neighborhood where a woman fell Thursday afternoon.
SAPD searching for driver who hit man, woman already involved in earlier crash
Police say a light-colored or gray SUV drove off from the deadly crash scene. They say the SUV ran into a woman who already had been hit by a pickup. The pickup driver also was hit by the SUV and badly injured.
BCSO says 5-year-old drove away from store after being left in car with 3-year-old sibling
The father of the children, Derrick Deloach, Sr., 41, has been arrested. He told deputies that he left the car running โ and the children sleeping inside the car โ while he shopped at a Family Dollar for about 10 minutes.
Woman calls husband โa heroโ for helping mom whose daughter was inside towed car
Gilbert Ramirez stepped in to help Monday, driving the woman to a tow yard where she retrieved her five-year-old daughter. Police are still deciding whether to file charges against the tow truck driver who took her car.
โThe worst-case scenario happenedโ: Owner of dogs involved in attack on San Antonio woman, vehicles apologizes
A man who claimed ownership of a pack of dogs involved in a Wednesday afternoon attack on a woman told KSAT 12 News he is sorry about what happened.
Seatbelts could have kept 6 children from being ejected in I-35 crash, police say
A tire blowout led to the crash Sunday evening on I-35 near Frost Bank Center Drive. But San Antonio police say the driver will be charged with endangering a child because six children ejected from the vehicle were not wearing seatbelts.
Victim of โhigh-fiveโ robbery satisfied with arrest of suspect
San Antonio police say Adrianna Dolores Garza, 47, is the woman who was caught on camera in July sharing a high-five with a man. They believe the pair were celebrating after robbing and roughing up Jose Santos Hernandez, 86.
Guadalupe County sheriffโs deputy shot, killed 77-year-old man during disturbance
The Texas Rangers have taken over an investigation into a deadly shooting by a Guadalupe County sheriffโs deputy.
Neighbors of man suspected of shooting, killing dogs describe him as an animal lover
San Antonio police say the man who they identified as a suspect in the shootings of two dogs last weekend also shot himself in the head. He remains in a hospital.
Authorities ID man shot, killed by 70-year-old man outside Walmart on South Side
The Bexar County Medical Examinerโs Office has identified the 37-year-old man who was shot and killed in a Walmart parking lot on the South Side on Tuesday.
โI told her to leaveโ: Neighborโs warning to woman killed in apparent domestic violence case
San Antonio police found a 41-year-old woman stabbed to death inside a home on Division Avenue. They believe James Mendoza, 52, who also lived in the home, killed her.
Bexar County sheriff โfrustratedโ by lack of arrests in shooting of 4-year-old girl
BCSO has added an additional $5,000 to the reward money pool, bringing the total to $10,000. Investigators hope the extra money might lead to arrests in the case.
Man, 70, charged with murder in connection with shooting outside Walmart on South Side
A 70-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in a Walmart parking lot on the South Side.
Murder or self-defense? SAPD deciding whether to pursue charges in shooting outside Walmart
A 70 year old man is accused of shooting and killing another man during an argument outside Walmart. San Antonio police say they're not sure if the shooting was murder or, perhaps, self-defense.
Autistic girl allegedly abandoned near garbage dumpsters now living with other relatives, CPS says
The mother of the girl, Natalie Rose Munno, 38, has been arrested on charges of abandoning a child.
Man who accidentally shot, killed himself may have slipped in mud, police say
The 58-year-old man was taking out the trash when he slipped, causing the gun he was carrying to fall, police said. They said the weapon went off, accidentally causing his fatal wound.
Neighbors recall helping injured 12-year-old girl ejected from car
San Antonio police have arrested the driver of the car, who they say caused the crash by racing on a highway. Gino George Gomez, 18, faces criminal charges.
SAPD officer wounded in weekend shooting faces a โlong road to recovery,โ police say
San Antonio police have not yet released the name of the officer who was wounded after responding to a domestic violence call. The man who they say shot her was then shot and killed by police. He still has not been identified.
People frustrated by lack of arrests in Sonic managerโs shooting death
San Antonio police are still searching for Adiah Namir Roberson, 17, who they named as their main suspect in the case. Daniel Shrewsbury, 33, was shot and killed July 7.
Dad charged with injuring baby had previous family violence case dismissed
Jacobo Jimenez Sanchez, 26, was arrested in April on a domestic violence charge. That case, however, was dismissed on July 8, two days before he and Andrea Mena, also 26, were arrested on charges related to injuring their 4-month-old daughter.
Restaurant customer โheartbrokenโ over killing of local Sonic manager
San Antonio police are still looking for the woman who shot and killed the manager of the Babcock Road Sonic restaurant during an argument outside the fast-food business. They're trying to determine if the two knew each other.
Gunshots commonplace in Southeast Side area where 3 people were wounded, neighbors say
Police detained four people after the shooting. The victims included a 17-year-old boy and two men in their 30s.
Laurel Ridgeโs ex-CEO, accused of child sex abuse, had criminal history before hiring
Jacob Cuellar, 45, was denied a medical license in North Carolina because of a prior conviction related to pornography.
Neighbors still on edge nearly two weeks after shooting of store clerk on Northeast Side
San Antonio police say they have not made any arrests in the case yet, even though they have surveillance video showing the shooter.
San Antonio Hyundai car owners finding โpeace of mindโ at anti-theft event
The Hyundai car company has taken its campaign on the road to offer owners more vehicle protection. San Antonio is one of 25 cities the company has visited so far to install anti-theft software updates.
Suspect, victim involved in carjacking apparently knew each other, SAPD says
San Antonio police say a man with a gun physically forced a woman out of her SUV. Officers quickly tracked him down and recovered the stolen vehicle.
Woman escapes serious injury after being pushed from vehicle during carjacking, police say
San Antonio police say a man with a gun physically forced a woman out of her SUV. Officers quickly tracked him down and recovered the stolen vehicle.
Clerk may not have understood shooterโs demands, store owner says
The owner of a Northeast Side convenience store said a clerk who was shot during an apparent robbery Wednesday night may not have understood the gunmanโs demands.
โWeโre happy. Weโre blessedโ: Family relieved to have stolen headstone returned
Elmendorf police recovered a headstone that was stolen from the grave of a murdered man. However, they say they still don't know who stole it.
Local family anxious for return of headstone stolen from loved oneโs grave
Someone took the headstone from Larry Alvarez-Perez's grave in Elmendorf earlier this month. Police say the gravesite has been vandalized repeatedly.
โWe just want them caughtโ: Neighbors anxious for arrest of gunmen in killing of 4-year-old girl
People in the northeast Bexar County neighborhood where gunmen fired into a home, killing a four-year-old girl, say the arrest of the shooters can't come soon enough.
Babysitter arrested after 5 children found โfilthy,โ hungry, San Antonio police say
Shad Modesett, 52, charged with five counts of endangering a child. Police say he was asleep inside the apartment while the children were left hungry and filthy.
Neighbors curious, furious about NE Bexar County shooting that left 4-year-old girl dead
Someone sprayed a home with gunfire, wounding five people. Three of them were children. One child later died.
Sheriff: โItโs possible there may be other victimsโ in photographer sex assault case
John Steven Lill, 48, is accused of sexually assaulting a client during a photo session, after giving the woman alcohol.
San Antonio police looking for bold criminal who killed man at busy intersection
The victim was found at a bus stop near N. Zarzamora and W. Poplar Street with a stab wound in his chest. Police he was attacked at that busy location, possibly in daylight hours.
Neighbor wonders whether child witnessed killing of Southwest Side woman
San Antonio police say Tanya Lynn Boulding, 33, was shot and killed by her husband, who later died in a shootout with officers. A neighbor said Boulding had a young son who lived with her, but it's unclear if he was home at the time.
Sheriff: Mom calls 911 after teen on way to school notices womanโs body from school bus window
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said a woman in her 30s or 40s was found dead along a road near Highway 90 and Highway 211. He said the body, which was discovered by a teen who spotted it from her school bus, appeared to have signs of trauma.
Driver accused of running over Walmart worker while intoxicated is too young to drink, records show
Gabriel Arredondo Rosas, 20, is accused of driving while intoxicated and running over a Walmart worker. Records show he won't be old enough to drink legally until December.
Suspected car burglar, shot by homeowner, now facing criminal charges
Adrian Bocanegra Fuentes, 19, is accused of breaking into a car and stealing a gun from it back in February. The homeowner, who interrupted the suspected burglary, shot him. No charges were filed against the homeowner.
Motel guests take cover as armed man barricades himself in room, allegedly shoots at police
San Antonio police arrested Johnny Munoz, 42, after he allegedly fired shots at them, then took over a guest room at a local motel.
Neighbors have mixed reaction to SAPDโs crackdown on violent crime โhot spotsโ
While San Antonio's police chief and others have praised a program targeting violent crime 'hot spots,' some people who live in one of those areas aren't so sure it's working.
San Antonio expert on aggressive driving โvery worriedโ in wake of latest road rage shooting
Dean DeSoto, owner of Community Alliance for Traffic Safety, said he is "very worried" about gun violence after a road rage-related shooting that left a 10-year-old boy wounded.
Man who died in double shooting at Northeast Side home identified
Miguel Sauceda, 52, was shot along with a woman at the home in the 4900 block of Champlain Drive Thursday night. Officers at the scene called the shootings an "attempted murder-suicide."
Dangerous crime wave sweeping through west Bexar County lately, sheriffโs office says
In recent days, deputies have chased down several suspects, including one who reportedly pointed a gun at them. Two of the car chases have ended in crashes.
Early morning FBI raid at Northwest Side home catches neighbors off guard
An early morning raid by agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation at a home on San Antonioโs Northwest Side came as a surprise to more than just the subjects of that operation.
Vandals cause thousands in damage to cars at Northwest Side apartment complex
At least three cars were damaged, and as many as two others were stolen by criminals who gained access to a Northwest Side apartment complex this weekend.
Savannah Kriger, 3-year-old son had gunshot wounds to head; Kaidenโs death ruled homicide, ME confirms
Kaiden Krigerโs death has been ruled a homicide, while the manner of Savannah Krigerโs death is still pending.
Schertz police urging other potential victims to come forward after teacher arrest
Schertz Elementary School teacher Gabriel Cantu, 42, is facing a charge of indecency with a child after a student made an outcry March 11. Court records show she told police the incident happened in January 2023.
Friends, neighbors, strangers express grief over deaths of west Bexar County mother, son
Savannah Kriger, 32, is suspected of shooting her three-year-old son, Kaiden, and herself. Both were found dead Tuesday in a ditch near Tom Slick Park.
Woman found dead along with son, 3, was involved in custody battle, sheriff says
A woman who was found dead, along with her 3-year-old son, was involved in a child custody battle over the child, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.
Man could face charges after being shot during apparent domestic dispute, police say
Police say a man who was wounded in a domestic dispute brought the gun into the situation. For that reason, they say, he is considered a suspect.
Driver accused of running from deadly crash could be released from jail soon, records show
Dominic Rodriguez, 30, was arrested Thursday in connection with the March 1 crash. By Friday afternoon, records show he had posted a $100,000 bond and was awaiting a GPS monitor before being released from jail.
To shoot or not to shoot: Simulator offers life-or-death scenarios police face every day
San Antonio police offered KSAT 12 and other news outlets a chance to experience the tough choice they face of whether to shoot someone.
Another suspected car burglar shot by vehicle owner; 3rd in past 2 weeks
A man says he shot and killed a suspected car burglary who he believed was armed with a gun. This is the third time in the last two weeks that a vehicle owner has used gunfire to stop a crime.
โIt was a time bombโ: Neighbor reacts to deadly shooting amid recent car thefts at apartment complex
San Antonio police are investigating the shooting death of a suspected car thief. They say the car owner caught him in the act and shot him.
SAFD: Man barricaded himself inside vacant building after setting fire to it
San Antonio firefighters, responding to a fire in a vacant building, say they found a man inside, actively setting several fires. They had to call in SAPD officers for help in getting him out of the building.
โI wasnโt trying to take someoneโs lifeโ: Homeowner talks about shooting suspected car burglar
A local man says he shot a suspected car burglar outside his home who appeared to have a gun.
People in Schertz neighborhood wake up to calls about potentially dangerous gas leak
Repair crews said a driver tried to squeeze his car through an alley and ran over four gas meters. They say the driver was taken into custody by Schertz police.
SAPD investigating why someone shot a 15-year-old boy in the head
Police say the teen was riding in a car with his mother when someone suddenly fired shots at them. It happened late Thursday night as the pair attempted to enter an apartment complex on W. Military Drive near Highway 151.
Loud argument heard ahead of shooting that left woman, 18, critically wounded, police say
An 18-year-old woman suffered gunshot wounds, apparently fired during an argument with a man. Her wounds were described as being life-threatening.
81-year-old victim in escalator attack caught on camera suffered โsevereโ injuries
San Antonio police are looking for two suspects in connection with the January 27 attack on a man on an escalator. Surveillance video shows one suspect pulling him down from the moving staircase, then throwing him to the ground.
Overnight action outside local strip club draws attention of San Antonio police
Two people suffered gunshot wounds during a fight outside Sugar's. In a separate incident at the same location, police say someone sprayed a car with gunfire.
Dramatic video of San Antonio police under fire brings back scary memories for neighbors
People who live at the Timber Creek apartments still have not forgotten the morning of January 9, when a neighbor engaged in a gun battle with police. SAPD recently released video of the incident.
Man found stabbed at Northwest Side motel may have been robbery victim, police say
It appears a man found bleeding from stab wounds at a Northwest side motel was attacked during a robbery. Police believe it happened inside a ground-floor room.
Local woman found murdered previously made cries for help on social media
Sheila-Jo Portillo Hanks, 51, was found shot to death Monday morning inside her apartment in the 6100 block of Vance Jackson. Police have arrested Carlos Portillo, 44, in connection with her murder.
Man found near Northwest Side murder scene covered in blood โfrom the waist upโ, police say
A woman was found shot to death inside an apartment in the 6100 block of Vance Jackson. Police have tied a blood-soaked man who they found nearby "acting bizarrely" to the crime scene.
Woman hid in closet as intruder shot, killed man, San Antonio police say
San Antonio police say an intruder forced his way into a North Side apartment, then shot and killed a man who lived there. They have labeled this a capital murder case because it happened during a robbery.
People in Natalia shocked by arrival of Illinois mass murder suspect to their city
Murder suspect Romeo Nance, 23, was on the run from Illinois when he drove to Natalia. Authorities there say he shot and killed himself as law enforcement officers closed in on him.
Suspect in early morning chase through San Antonio, other cities, is 70-year-old Arizona man
A man driving a stolen van full of stolen merchandise led New Braunfels police on a chase into San Antonio. He is a 70-year-old man from Arizona.
Neighbor nearly slept through San Antonio police officer shooting, killing driver outside her home
The shooting happened early Thursday morning during a traffic stop near E. Southcross and Mission Road.
Neighbors duck for cover as man, SWAT officers engage in gun battle
San Antonio police say a man armed with multiple weapons began firing wildly at a far West side apartment complex Tuesday morning. SWAT officers shot and wounded him.
Arrest of suspects in murders of Savanah Soto, Matthew Guerra, bring relief to some
People who witnessed the discovery of the bodies of Savanah Soto and Matthew Guerra are relieved to hear police have arrested suspects in their murders.
Bullets, not car, killed man whose body was found alongside local highway, police say
A man who police initially thought had been hit by a car turned out to be a murder victim. Someone shot him in the back.
Firefighters believe someone started โfrustratingโ fire inside vacant building
Like many fires this year, this one involved an abandoned building that was supposed to be vacant. Firefighters believe, instead, someone was living inside it and started the fire.
Man shot outside North Side bar after fight inside, police say
A 28-year-old man suffered three gunshot wounds at a North Side bar early Wednesday. Witnesses told police he and the shooter had been involved in a fight inside the business just prior to that.
Neighbors wake up to commotion caused by sleeping man; SWAT team, police called
Police and SWAT officers surrounded a truck on the city's Southeast Side where a man was passed out with a gun in his hand. It took about three hours for them to rouse him.
Shooting by Park Police among latest in a violent year for local law officers
San Antonio Police Chief William McManus says Park Police shot and killed a man who tried to take an officer's gun. SAPD figures show there have been nearly two dozen shootings this year by officers under his command.
Woman โambushedโ after pulling out of driveway; wounded in shoulder
San Antonio police say it appears two men were trying to commit a carjacking when they shot and wounded a woman outside her East Side home.
Neighbors run for cover after man is shot in stairwell of Stone Oak apartment complex
San Antonio police are still investigating the shooting, which appeared to be an ambush. The man who was shot remains in the hospital.
โCome out with your hands up!โ: Neighbors startled by FBI, police surrounding North Side home
FBI, other agencies descended on a North side home, causing a commotion in the neighborhood early Wednesday morning. So far, those agencies have not offered an explanation for the activity.
Woman arrested in connection with Halloween shooting of security guard at North Star Mall
A woman has been arrested in connection with a robbery and shooting at North Star Mall on Halloween night.
โItโs not snitchingโ: Friend of murder victim appealing for information on killer
Ray Rodriguez hopes a Crime Stoppers appeal will convince people to come forward with information on the October 18 murder of his roommate, Domingo Castaneda, 42.