Alleged vehicle burglary prompts shooting, chase near Southwest Side business, SAPD says
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating an alleged vehicle burglary that led to shots fired and several vehicles damaged on the Southwest Side. Officers responded to multiple calls for a shooting just after 6 a.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of New Laredo Highway. A San Antonio...
‘Slap in the face’: Families’ criticism mounts over Bexar County DA’s handling of high-profile...
SAN ANTONIO – Families connected to high-profile Bexar County cases are voicing their frustrations with the district attorney’s office, saying they’ve been left in the dark about major decisions and are demanding accountability from DA Joe Gonzales. Last week, charges were dismissed against Myrta Romanos, a...
Jury Acquits 3 Former SAPD Officers in Melissa Perez Shooting
Family Tragedy, Departmental Fallout, and a Verdict That Divided San Antonio. A Bexar County jury has found three former San Antonio police officers — Eleazar Alejandro, Alfred Flores, and Nathaniel Villalobos — not guilty in the 2023 shooting death of Melissa Perez, a 46-year-old mother of four killed during a...
Police searching for suspect in aggravated robbery
SAN ANTONIO — Police are asking for your help in identifying a suspect who pointed a rifle at a young man and demanded his jewelry back in September. It happened on September 30 around 4:30 p.m. in the 11400 block of Culebra Road. Police say the victim was walking...
SAPD: 16-year-old collapses on his porch after being shot in southwest San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO — A 16-year-old boy who was shot on the southwest side Monday night continues to recover. Police said the teen was rushed from the scene on Somerset Road in critical condition about 8 p.m. Neighbors at the Hunters Glen Townhomes near I 35 said they heard a...
Man shot while driving along Loop 410 on East Side, San Antonio police say
SAN ANTONIO – A 40-year-old man was shot in his shoulder on Wednesday morning while driving on Loop 410, according to San Antonio police. Officers had responded to the shooting around 9:50 a.m. in the 5200 block of Rigsby Avenue, just outside Loop 410. The man was heading northbound...
3-year-old left alone in parking lot while woman ran errands, San Antonio police say
SAN ANTONIO – A woman has admitted to leaving a 3-year-old child alone in a West Side parking lot so she could run errands, according to San Antonio police. Officers arrested Laura Chub Choc, 27, on Monday on a charge of endangering or abandoning a child. A police report...
Man arrested, accused of murder in connection with road rage shooting on North Side,...
SAN ANTONIO – A man has been arrested for murder in connection with a road rage shooting on the North Side this week, according to San Antonio police. David Flores Oyervides III, 23, was booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on a $250,000 bond, records show. The...
Ex-BCSO deputy arrested for bringing Whataburger to inmate has case dismissed, records show
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A former Bexar County sheriff’s deputy, who was fired after bringing an inmate Whataburger at the county jail, has had his case dismissed, according to court records. Miguel Angel Rodriguez, 27, was arrested on Jan. 10 for accepting a Cash App payment from an...
Taquito Tuesdays: Whataburger offers free food to veterans through end of year
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - A Texas fast-food giant is offering a free breakfast favorite to veterans every Tuesday through the end of 2025. Here's how veterans can get free Whataburger taquitos for the rest of the year. Free Whataburger for veterans. Whataburger announced the offer on Veterans Day, Nov. 11....
