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Residents of troubled east Bexar County mobile home park told it is shutting down
Read full article: Residents of troubled east Bexar County mobile home park told it is shutting downSAN ANTONIO ā People living at an east Bexar County mobile home park have been told they have a month to move out after the current owners decided to shut down the operation, according to a notice to vacate obtained by KSAT 12 Tuesday. The notices, distributed to residents at the Jasper Mobile Home Park in the 6700 block of Walzem Road by a real estate eviction company, indicate that all occupants must be out by the end of July. A manager at Jasper Park told the KSAT 12 Defenders as recently as May that only 20% of the mobile homes on the property are occupied by rent-paying tenants. Ripley is free on bond and is scheduled to make his next court appearance in late September. The notices to vacate indicate that current residents will be provided relocation assistance.
āWeāre just prisoners of the trailer parkā: Residents at Jasper Mobile Home Park fear for their safety
Read full article: āWeāre just prisoners of the trailer parkā: Residents at Jasper Mobile Home Park fear for their safetySAN ANTONIO ā Residents at the Jasper Mobile Home Park said they are living day to day in fear. The mobile home park is located off Walzem Road, where the Bexar County Sheriffās Office reported a spike in crime. The mobile home park has been the site of several fires and code violations. Winters believes families who live at Jasper Mobile Home Park are overlooked and are stuck in a war zone. Suspect promotes SoundCloud account after Bexar County deputies arrest him for Northeast Side shooting
Former owner of east Bexar County mobile home park arrested, accused of diverting $9,000 in water
Read full article: Former owner of east Bexar County mobile home park arrested, accused of diverting $9,000 in waterSAN ANTONIO ā The former owner of a troubled east Bexar County mobile home park has been arrested after sheriffās investigators said he installed piping to illegally divert more than $9,000 worth of water at the property. John Ripley, 69, was arrested Tuesday on the Class A misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief - impairment of public service, according to Bexar County booking records. Deputies make arrests, seek code violations at east Bexar County mobile home parkHe is the third person associated with the mobile home park in the 6700 block of Walzem Road to be arrested this week. Suspicious overnight fire rekindles concerns about safety of east Bexar County mobile home parkRipley did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday at a phone number publicly listed for him. Bexar County Fire Marshalās officials this week said they found 55 vacant and unsecured structures that were described as fire hazards.
Deputies make arrests, seek code violations at east Bexar County mobile home park
Read full article: Deputies make arrests, seek code violations at east Bexar County mobile home parkBEXAR COUNTY, Texas ā Investigators were back out at the Jasper Mobile Home Park, the site of several fires, on Tuesday afternoon to make some arrests. The property on Walzem Road gained so much attention after the Bexar County Sheriffās Office started a joint investigation with multiple agencies in January 2019 after suspecting arson. Suspicious overnight fire rekindles concerns about safety of east Bexar County mobile home parkDeputies were on the property Tuesday to serve felony arrest warrants and look for code violations. "As a result of those arsons, there was some interference with witnesses on the part of some of the employees at this facility," Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said. The Bexar County Fire Marshalās Office said it found 55 vacant and unsecured structures that were described as fire hazards.
Suspicious overnight fire rekindles concerns about safety of east Bexar County mobile home park
Read full article: Suspicious overnight fire rekindles concerns about safety of east Bexar County mobile home parkSAN ANTONIO ā A suspicious fire that ripped through an abandoned mobile home overnight in east Bexar County has reignited questions about the safety of the troubled property. The fire, which started around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Jasper Mobile Home Park in the 6700 block of Walzem Road, is now under investigation by the Bexar County Fire Marshalās Office. Fire in abandoned trailer seems suspicious, firefighters sayOfficials at the scene ruled it suspicious because the structure was unoccupied and had no electricity hooked up to it, according to a preliminary report released by Bexar County Emergency Services District 10. Not some place with a bunch of vacant trailers that God knows whatās going on in them,ā said Salazar during a January 2019 interview. āThat new owner needs to know that heās adopted a whole lot of problems and heās adopted our eye, that weāre going to keep looking into whatās going on,ā said Salazar.
Fire in abandoned trailer seems suspicious, firefighters say
Read full article: Fire in abandoned trailer seems suspicious, firefighters sayFire in abandoned trailer seems suspicious, firefighters sayPublished: May 14, 2020, 9:13 amThe Bexar County Fire Department and the Windcrest Fire Department responded to a trailer fire at the Jasper Mobile Home Park late Wednesday night.
Fire in abandoned trailer seems suspicious, firefighters say
Read full article: Fire in abandoned trailer seems suspicious, firefighters sayPublished: May 14, 2020, 5:06 am Updated: May 14, 2020, 9:19 amSAN ANTONIO ā The Bexar County Fire Department and the Windcrest Fire Department responded to a trailer fire at the Jasper Mobile Home Park late Wednesday night. Firefighters were called around 10:30 p.m. to the 6700 block of Walzem Road after receiving reports of a fire. Fire officials said the fire was in an abandoned trailer and that it seemed suspicious. The trailer is now considered a total loss. The Bexar County Fire Marshal is investigating the fire.
Fire destroys 2 mobile homes at Jasper Mobile Home Park
Read full article: Fire destroys 2 mobile homes at Jasper Mobile Home ParkA fire early Wednesday morning has destroyed two mobile homes and killed a familyās pet on the cityās Northeast Side. If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.
Fire destroys 2 mobile homes in NE Bexar County
Read full article: Fire destroys 2 mobile homes in NE Bexar CountySAN ANTONIO ā A fire early Wednesday morning in in northeast Bexar County destroyed two mobile homes and killed a familyās pet. Fire officials said heavy winds spread the fire to a familyās nearby mobile home. ā(The) wind was horrendous,ā said Bexar County Emergency Fire District #10 Batallion Chief Robert Hogan. The Windcrest Fire Department, the Air Force Fire Department and the Kirby Fire Department helped battle the blaze. The mobile homes are considered a total loss.