SAPD names officer in shooting of knife-wielding teen on South Side
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police have identified the officer accused of shooting a 16-year-old boy after the teen threw a knife at an officer on Monday morning. Officer Jeffrey Pratt has six years of service with SAPD and has been placed on administrative leave until further notice, SAPD said in an update on...
Man on the run after allegedly attacking girlfriend with box cutter
SAN ANTONIO - A man is accused of attacking his girlfriend with a box cutter late Wednesday night. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a closed down gas sation off Marbach Road near Southwest Loop 410. Police said the couple were arguing in their car...
Train slams into car driving over tracks, driver walks away uninjured
SAN ANTONIO - A driver walked away from the scene unharmed after her vehicle was hit by a train. Around 11:09 p.m. on Wednesday, first responders were called to the scene of a major accident involving a train at the corner of South Presa Street and East Southcross Blvd on the South Side.
San Antonio Police Seek Public’s Help in Locating Capital Murder Suspect
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 19-year-old Marco Vasquez, who is wanted on warrants for Capital Murder and Aggravated Kidnapping. On August 11, 2025, investigators say Vasquez was involved in the shooting death of a 44-year-old man. According to...
San Antonio community honors 9/11 victims with stair climb tribute
SAN ANTONIO — Today marks 24 years since the 9/11 attacks, and the Pentagon honored the day by unfurling the American flag on the side of the building at sunrise. The remembrance pays tribute to the 184 service members and civilians who died when hijackers steered a jetliner into the Pentagon, as well as the nearly...
San Antonio suspects threatened public shooting when confronted, police say
Police say the suspects, one of whom has been identified, threatened to shoot a man 'if he did not back away.'
Remembering Tamara: East Side honors a life lived on the streets
She was homeless, but Tamara Jones was a fixture in the community. Family and friends say she was a kind and independent soul.
ME’s office identifies man killed in single-vehicle crash on far South Side
SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a driver killed in a single-vehicle crash on the far South Side. Oscar Davila, 30, died from injuries sustained from a vehicle collision, according to the ME’s office. The crash happened just before 6 a.m. Monday,...
San Antonio pet-dumping ordinance passes on 10-1 vote
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones cast the sole vote against the measure. The post San Antonio pet-dumping ordinance passes on 10-1 vote appeared first on San Antonio Current .
Bexar County neighbors delighted by news of mail theft suspects’ arrests
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – The arrests of a pair of mail theft suspects are bringing some relief to people who live in a west Bexar County neighborhood. Sheriff’s deputies said they arrested Cecily Beltran, 37, and Marcos Martinez, Jr., 29, early Wednesday morning. According to a Bexar County...