President Bidenโs executive order raises questions over frequency of illegal crossings amid Bexar County smuggling bust
Bexar County Sheriffโs Office deputies discovered 26 migrants in a suspected human smuggling operation on Thursday. News of the operation comes less than 48 hours after President Joe Bidenโs executive order that limits asylum seekers went into effect.
โShows a very low intelligence levelโ: Former BCSO lieutenant slams sheriff after getting $395,000 settlement
A former Bexar County Sheriffโs lieutenant who received a $395,000 settlement from the county this spring told KSAT Sheriff Javier Salazar attempted to smear her name after she posted photos and videos of herself near the U.S. Capitol building during the January 6, 2021 riot.
KSAT Q&A: Sheriff Javier Salazar weighs in on President Bidenโs order limiting asylum at southern border
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar appeared on the KSAT Q&A to discuss his Tuesday visit to the White House after President Joe Biden revealed plans for immediate restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.โ Mexico border.
BCSO changes protocols after convicted sex offender escorted into city park during search for missing mother and son
The Bexar County Sheriffโs Office has changed its process for accepting outside resources at scenes after footage captured by KSAT showed a convicted sex offender standing with deputies in a city park as authorities searched for a missing mother and her son this spring.
โA devastating roundโ: Bexar County sheriff describes impact of weapon used in Windsor Hollow shooting
As the Bexar County Sheriffโs Office searches for the people responsible for killing a four-year-old girl and injuring her family, the sheriff described the weapon he said caused devastating damage.
Surveillance video shows shooting at Northeast Side home that killed 4-year-old girl, injured 4 others
A shooting at 7:40 p.m. on May 8, 2024, in the 6700 block of Windsor Hollow Drive killed a 4-year-old girl and critically injured four others, including two other children. A video from a neighborโs home surveillance camera shows two men pulling up to the home on Windsor Hollow Drive in a gray vehicle, getting out of the vehicle and opening fire on the residence where five people were inside. The Bexar County Sheriffโs Office sent the video to KSAT in hopes of identifying the suspects and making arrests.
Bexar County pays $395K settlement to BCSO lieutenant fired after posting selfies at Capitol riot
A Bexar County Sheriffโs lieutenant fired months after posting selfies outside the U.S. Capitol during the deadly 2021 riot has received a $395,000 settlement from the county, her attorney confirmed to KSAT Investigates.
Bexar County advocates push for more mental health conversations after recent homicide-suicides
Circle of Arms executive director Larissa Martinez said there is a growing push to prioritize conversations about mental health after the Bexar County Medical Examiner confirmed a young mother died by suicide this week.
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.
Some migrants flown to Marthaโs Vineyard from San Antonio to get legal status, multiple reports say
Some of the 49 migrants who were flown to Marthaโs Vineyard from San Antonio in 2022 can legally work in the US and canโt be deported because they are considered crime victims, according to multiple reports.
Stolen guns, possibly headed to Mexican cartels, seized during raid at Southwest Side home, sheriff says
A team led by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office raided a Southwest Side home, looking for guns. The sheriff says they found about a dozen, some of which had been converted to fully automatic weapons.
SAPD body-worn camera video shows officers failed to pat down teen who killed himself inside Bexar County Jail
Newly released body-worn camera video shows multiple San Antonio Police Department officers failed to thoroughly search a teen who killed himself while being booked into the Bexar County jail earlier this month.
Sheriff: Two bodies believed to be missing mother, 3-year-old son found near Tom Slick Park
The bodies of two people matching the description of missing 32-year-old mother and 3-year-old son in an AMBER Alert were found on Tuesday morning near Tom Slick Park on the cityโs West Side, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.
Man arrested after being caught on camera trying to break into home with prybar, BCSO says
A 21-year-old man is behind bars on Monday after being caught on camera trying to break into a far West Side home with a prybar. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Culebra Road and Galm Road.
Ex-BCSO deputy convicted in tampering case says agency used his own words against him
Despite a guilty sentence that came with no jail time and a short stint of community supervision, Michael Fernandez told KSAT Investigates the stigma of having a criminal record has taken a toll on his mental health.
As concerns rise for crime, sheriff says new substation helps deputies connect to the community
It's nearly been one month since the Bexar County Sheriff's Office substation officially opened. The sheriff says right now it's just a workspace, but with more deputies on the way, he expects it to help with crime prevention.
Nearly 30% of Bexar County defendants bailed out by Texas Organizing Project rearrested in same case
Nearly 30 percent of Bexar County defendants bonded out by the Texas Organizing Project as part of its bail program were later taken back into custody in the same case, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
All communications between DA Joe Gonzales, Wren Collective subpoenaed in SAPD shooting case
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales was ordered Tuesday to hand over all communications between his staff and the Wren Collective about the high-profile 2022 shooting of a teenager by a San Antonio police officer, court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
Sheriff Salazar distances himself from DA Gonzales after Wren Collective conversations become public
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar this week distanced himself from Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales, asking the fellow elected official to โrespect attorney-client privilegeโ moving forward.
Law enforcement leaders stress securing firearms as more than 3,100 guns reported stolen in San Antonio area last year
Law enforcement leaders in Bexar County and federal authorities are asking gun owners to secure their firearms due to the prevalence of gun thefts in the San Antonio area โ specifically from vehicles.
Border police chief, Bexar County sheriff weigh in on new law making illegal border crossings a state crime
Senate Bill 4, recently enacted into law after being signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, will give local law enforcement the authority to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally. However, enforcing the law will be up to each law enforcement department.
โWe do not anticipate any changesโ: Sheriff Javier Salazar reacts to Gov. Greg Abbottโs signing of Senate Bill 4
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is one of several leaders across Texas reacting to Senate Bill 4, a new law that will give state and local police the authority to arrest people they suspect of being undocumented anywhere in the state.
Suspect in deadly attacks in Bexar County, Austin was previously bonded out of jail by Texas Organizing Project
A man accused of capital murder following a series of attacks that left six people dead in Bexar County and Austin on Tuesday was bonded out of the Bexar County Jail by a Texas organization nearly two years ago.
Sheriff: Gunman's parents among 6 dead in Texas attacks; he was earlier arrested for family assault
Authorities say a Texas man suspected of killing his parents in the San Antonio area and four others in Austin in a violent trail of separate attacks had cut off his ankle monitor from a previous misdemeanor domestic violence arrest.
2 bodies in East Side home connected to killings, shooting of officers in Austin, police say
The bodies of two people were found in a home Tuesday night in northeast Bexar County and a man who may be a suspect in the killings was arrested in Austin in connection with three shootings there, Sheriff Javier Salazar said.
Man arrested in connection with alleged sex crimes involving teenage girl at fast food restaurant where they worked
A 37-year-old man was arrested Monday in connection with a pair of alleged sex crimes involving a teenage girl at a fast food restaurant where they worked, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said.